The planned House Agriculture Committee markup of the 2026 farm bill, originally set for February 23–25, has been postponed due to an East Coast winter storm that could bring blizzard conditions to Washington, D.C. and surrounding states. Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson says the markup will now be rescheduled for the week of March 1.

For farmers watching closely, the delay is worth noting because the bill includes several key provisions beyond commodity programs, including reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and maintaining the CRP acreage cap at 27 million acres. As the process moves forward, these details will be closely monitored for their impact on land-use decisions, conservation payments and long-term farm planning.

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