Farmers First

Polling Summary: Support For Stronger Guardrails In SNAP Regarding Income & Asset Tests, Citizenship, And Work Requirements

AFPI Priorities in the FY26 NDAA

On December 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. The NDAA, which Congress has passed every year since 1961, plays an important role in the defense of the homeland, reauthorizing budget priorities that support our military and provide them with the tools necessary for the fulfillment of the United States’ foreign policy objectives.

State Agency Overreach Harms Michigan’s Farms and Businesses

Michigan’s farmers and rural landowners are the backbone of the state’s economy and identity. They provide food, jobs, and a way of life that has helped define America’s heartland. At America First Policy Institute, we champion policies that put these producers first. But Michigan’s farmers argue that state agencies’ actions reveal a troubling pattern of flexing regulatory muscle rather than protecting the environment or supporting Michigan’s rural communities.

State Policymakers Can End Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility in SNAP

Administered by the U.S Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is the nation’s largest nutrition assistance program that provides monthly benefits to low-income households to supplement their grocery budgets.

AFPI Applauds Launch of Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

Throughout 2025, AFPI and farm country welcomed President Trump, Ambassador Greer, Secretary Bessent, and Secretary Rollins for their bold reciprocal tariff and trade policies aimed at strengthening the farm economy. These policies have already delivered more than a dozen framework, final, and investment trade agreements. At the same time, U.S. farmers and ranchers faced a difficult year of thirty percent higher input costs, low commodity prices, and an unprecedented fifty billion dollar U.S. agricultural trade deficit that resulted from Biden-era policies.