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Senate staff: farm bill extended to 2026; $12B bridge funds favor commodities over specialty Vermont crops
Summary
Senate outreach staff said the farm bill is currently extended through Sept. 30, 2026, and described a $12 billion federal bridge fund that allocates most money to large commodity crops; staff said the fund’s $1 billion undefined pot could be open to other uses but USDA rules have not been published.
Miles McDermott, outreach representative for Sen. Peter Welch, told the committee the 2018 farm bill has been extended and the current extension runs through Sept. 30, 2026. "That extension would end 09/30/2026," McDermott said, noting the Senate has seen limited committee work on the next farm bill so far.
McDermott described a separate $12,000,000,000 bridge fund announced at the federal…
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