Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to understand the sources and impacts of food waste. Members heard from a variety of witnesses from industry, academia and the private sector who shared their efforts and initiatives in place to address the issue of food waste across the food chain. “An estimated forty percent of the food grown in this country is wasted, endi... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. David Rouzer (NC-7), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing on the market outlook for the livestock, dairy and poultry sectors. This was the final hearing in the Focus on the Farm Economy series, where each of the six subcommittees examined the growing pressures in rural America from the perspec... Read more »
Remarks as prepared: Good morning. This is the final hearing in our farm economy series. Each of the other five subcommittees has examined the growing pressure in rural America from the perspective of their jurisdictions. Farmers are currently facing a steep drop in commodity prices, resulting in the largest 3-year decline in net farm income since the Great Depression. Razor tight margins are like... Read more »
Remarks as prepared: Good morning. Last November, the Agriculture Committee began examining the links between agriculture and our national security. The first hearing highlighted global security challenges and underscored the connection between food security and political stability. As former President George W. Bush said, “A nation that can feed its people is a nation more secure.” We followed th... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges for veteran farmers and the contributions they make to our national food security. This is the fourth hearing in the committee’s hearing series focused on national security. Members heard from a panel of veterans-turned-farmers who shared their personal experiences encountering glob... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) and 161 members sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon. In the letter, they expressed their concerns regarding the Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) recently proposed rule to modify ret... Read more »
Remarks as prepared: Good morning. Each subcommittee has been tasked with highlighting issues within their respective jurisdictions that impact the economic well-being of rural America. Throughout this series of hearings on the farm economy, one of the consistent themes has been that government rules and regulations are overly burdensome and negatively impact the bottom line and long-term success ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-PA), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, held a hearing to highlight the impacts of environmental regulation and voluntary conservation solutions. This is the fifth hearing in the Focus on the Farm Economy series, where each of the six subcommittees are tasked with examining the growing press... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) and 161 members sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon. In the letter, they expressed their concerns regarding the Food and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) recently proposed rule to modify ret... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine how retailers effectively partner with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide food assistance to low-income families. This hearing is a continuation of the committee’s top-to-bottom review, the Past, Present, and Future of SNAP, to hear various perspectives on ways in which the program can ... Read more »
