Chris Newbert
Deputy director of the Sweety Center for Sustainable Food Systems and a research associate professor at Arizona State University's School of Sustainability with prior experience on agriculture policy in Congress.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 16min
How the farm bill became the everything bill
Chris Newbert, agriculture policy expert and deputy director at the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, explains how the farm bill became a sprawling, everything law. He walks through what the bill actually covers and how the farm-nutrition coalition expanded it. He discusses why reauthorization is stalled, how SNAP changes complicate tracking hunger, and what current proposals leave out.
Mar 17, 2026 • 16min
How the farm bill became the everything bill
Chris Newbert, agriculture policy expert and deputy director at ASU’s Swette Center, explains how the sprawling farm bill touches food, farms and budgets. He maps the historic farm-nutrition coalition, why SNAP funding and cost pressures have fractured it, and which controversial provisions could scuttle passage. He also outlines the stakes if reauthorization fails and why the public should pay attention.
