Washington Policy
“How fast are they going to get to it?”
“Organic is less reliant on exports”
“It touches almost every farm household. So, the reach is quite broad.”
“The regulations... set up a very complicated set of rules for both horse owners and event managers.”
“I think there’s a lot of embarrassment that the Farm Bill didn’t get done when it should have last year...”
Starting February 1, 2025, new regulations take effect that will expand the HPA to all breeds of horse and all types of horse events, including 4-H events.
2023 Farm Bill
House Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson says the 2026 Farm Bill is bipartisan, with 82% of the bills incorporated into it receiving bipartisan support.
