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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, a comprehensive farm bill reauthorization covering commodity support, conservation, trade, nutrition, credit, rural development, research, forestry, energy, crop insurance, and more.

"Iredell County is the number one dairy county in North Carolina, and we have cattle operations, poultry farms, and grain producers spread across this district who needed Congress to act," said Congressman Harrigan. "This bill is not everything I would have written, but it protects crop insurance, keeps foreign adversaries from buying up American farmland, and gives our producers the stability they need to keep their operations running. Leaving them without a safety net while Washington kept arguing was not something I was willing to do."

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 is the first major farm bill reauthorization in several years, setting agricultural and food policy for the country for years to come. No farm bill is everything every farmer wants, and this one is no exception, but leaving producers without a safety net was not an acceptable outcome. Key provisions include expanded crop insurance protections for specialty crops, investments in rural broadband, stronger conservation programs for working lands, increased support for beginning and veteran farmers, expanded funding for feral swine eradication, and critical measures to protect American agricultural land from foreign adversaries including China.

Congressman Harrigan is urging the Senate to take up the legislation and send it to the President's desk.