In this week's #FarmBillFriday, Rep. David Rouzer (NC-7) highlights why the Farm Bill is important for every family and every individual. "It’s also important for you because it means food safety. The highest quality, most abundant, safest food supply at the very lowest possible price." Rep. Rouzer said [in part]: You may wonder, “what’s the Farm Bill mean to you”. Well, congress is going to be wo... Read more »
In this week's #FarmBillFriday, Rep. Neal Dunn (FL-2) expresses his goals to make the upcoming Farm Bill stronger and more effective for America's farmers, ranchers and consumers. "Agriculture is a risky business. Every farmer's livelihood is on the line every season." Rep. Dunn said [in part]: As we work on the next Farm Bill, my goals are simple. Let’s get seed cotton back under Title 1, continu... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks in response to the Trump administration’s decision to delay the effective date of the controversial and overreaching final rule on organic livestock and poultry practices that was pushed through in the final hours of the Obama administration: “The organic livestock rule goes far bey... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (MN-7) welcomed leaders of eight agricultural stakeholder groups to discuss the status of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in advance of the upcoming negotiations in Mexico City. Following the roundtable, Conaway and Peterson offered the below remarks: “All pa... Read more »
In this week's #FarmBillFriday, Rep. Steven King (IA-4) emphasizes that family farms and the products they produce are the foundation of his congressional district. "This is the 2017 crop, let’s get her done before the 2018 crop." Rep. King said [in part]: We raise a lot of corn here, a lot of soybeans here, and a lot of eggs, and turkeys, and hogs, and cattle. That’s the foundation of the agricul... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017, a bipartisan bill to expedite and improve forest management activities by cutting the red tape for the Forest Service. Following the vote, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11), Vice-Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) and Conservation and Forestry S... Read more »
In this week's #FarmBillFriday, Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) visits with Georgia farmer R.T. Stanley on what improvements need to be made in the upcoming farm bill. “We’ve obviously got to do something about cotton…and commodity prices are too low.” Rep. Allen and Mr. Stanley said [in part]: Rep. Allen: I am talking to all of our farmers in the 12th District of Georgia to get feedback on the new farm b... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Following today’s House Judiciary Committee approval of the AG Act, which would replace the flawed H-2A guestworker program to help provide American farmers with access to a legal, steady supply of workers, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the below remarks: “It’s time for an ag worker program that both respects our nation’s immigration laws a... Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following comments in response to the Trump administration's decision to withdraw a controversial Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) interim final rule and take no further action on a complem... Read more »
In this week's #FarmBillFriday, Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-3) expresses the importance of agriculture for his district and state. "...and the ag committee as it prepares for the next Farm Bill, Alabama’s agriculture programs are more important to me than ever." Rep. Rogers said [in part]: As a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, and with the Farm Bill gearing up, it’s important for me to h... Read more »
