Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 23, 2026. Document 2026-03456. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to provide $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to American farmers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. Payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program are intended in part to aid producers until assistance from provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), notably increases in reference prices to major covered commodities, reach eligible famers after October 1, 2026.
The Commodity Credit Corporation's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Commodity Credit Corporation has published 7 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 2 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0560-AI87 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective on February 23, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-03456 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Agriculture Department; Commodity Credit Corporation |
| Published | Feb. 23, 2026 |
| Effective date | Feb. 23, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0560-AI87 |
| Docket | FSA-2026-0001 |
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