OPINION: Arrington on delivering for West Texas in the 2026 Farm Bill

Arrington on delivering for West Texas in the 2026 Farm Bill | Opinion By U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington March 11, 2026 AS SEEN IN THE LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Last year, I was proud to deliver historic wins for American agriculture through passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill — strengthening the farm safety net with a historic $66 billion investment, boosting reference prices and crop insurance, promoting trade, and securing long-overdue SNAP reforms. We’re building on that success with the 2026 Farm Bill. This year’s Farm Bill authorizes the remaining agriculture programs not included in H.R. 1 and advances key provisions I’ve fought for — including my USDA CROP Act to give producers a stronger voice in pesticide decisions and a pilot crop insurance program that will incentivize farmers to bring their cotton to harvest. It strengthens trade promotion, supports new farmers, invests in conservation and precision agriculture, and continues holding states accountable for SNAP mismanagement. After years of Farm Bill inaction — with Democrats holding our farmers hostage to protect bloated and broken welfare programs — we changed the equation. By securing the core agriculture reforms last year, we removed the political leverage that had long blocked meaningful change and we delivered real results for Rural America. West Texas producers deserve certainty. The Farm Bill should be about farmers — and that’s exactly what Republicans are delivering. U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington is a Republican from Lubbock serving the 19th Congressional District of Texas and chairman of the House Budget Committee. His district covers Lubbock and Abilene as well as much of the South Plains, Big Country and surrounding region .