Agriculture

Thune, Rounds set to propose bipartisan bill reinstating mandatory country-of-origin beef labels

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Wednesday announced that a bipartisan bill will be introduced next…

3 years ago

Newhouse, Thompson seek eradication of Little Cherry Disease

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently voiced concerns about…

3 years ago

Rounds opposes dueling product labels

A petition seeking to eliminate the “Product of USA”and replace it with a “Processed in the USA” label…

3 years ago

Problem Solvers Caucus supports bipartisan, bicameral Bacon climate bill

The Problem Solvers Caucus on Aug. 13 endorsed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) in his…

3 years ago

Hoeven sponsors bipartisan bill to bolster livestock disaster assistance

Federal livestock disaster assistance programs would be improved under a bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND)…

3 years ago

McMorris Rodgers, Newhouse request GAO report on declining salmon stocks

U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse  (R-WA) recently requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review federal…

3 years ago

Murkowski: Buy flowers, greens grown in America

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to require that certain federal agencies only procure cut flowers and…

3 years ago

Ernst-led effort urges release of pandemic relief for contract swine growers

America’s contract swine growers must receive the federal pandemic relief funds they were promised, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and…

3 years ago

Joyce sponsors two bills directing federal funding to shoreline resilience projects

Two bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) aim to address shoreline erosion in his home state and around…

3 years ago

More federal agricultural relief needed for western states, say Newhouse

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined 44 other lawmakers in a bipartisan, bicameral effort to support more farmers, ranchers and…

3 years ago

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