Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-03-12 — Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026: 2026 — Senate companion/parallel version of the Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026 would expand the 16-state AMA program to cover soil health, irrigation, composting, and food-safety certification practices, raise the per-producer cap to $200,000 over five years, and let federal crop-insurance companies participate as delivery partners. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-03-16 — Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026: 2026 — Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026 (HR7947, introduced) would expand AMA eligible uses to climate-related conservation and food-safety certification, raise the producer payment limit to $200,000 over five years, increase program funding, and extend eligibility to federal crop insurance providers. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)