Agriculture

Fitzpatrick votes to approve Farm Bill 2018 with SNAP protections in place

With protections retained for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) last week voted to pass…

5 years ago

McCaul seeks permanent Chinese ban on poaching-driven assault of endangered wildlife

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) this week joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce a resolution requesting that China…

5 years ago

Davis, Poliquin, Katko laud home state benefits of Farm Bill 2018

U.S. Reps. John Katko (R-NY), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) helped the U.S. House of Representatives pass the…

5 years ago

Roberts, Capito, Ernst vote to pass Farm Bill 2018 conference report

Both houses of Congress this week resolved their differences and approved the newly filed conference report for Farm Bill 2018,…

5 years ago

Hoeven’s support of broadband access bill for agriculture helps garner Senate passage

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 6 approved a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) that would establish…

5 years ago

Thompson lauds USDA rollback of federal milk restrictions

U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) applauded the Dec. 6 announcement that a final rule will be released by the…

5 years ago

Womack, Hill, Arkansas GOP delegation seek to ensure federal loans for state’s poultry farmers

U.S. Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR) and French Hill (R-AR) joined their congressional home state Republican colleagues in seeking action by…

5 years ago

Roby, USDA Secretary extend support guarantees to Ala. farmers impacted by hurricane

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), along with federal and state agricultural department heads, on Nov. 16 assured her home-state farmers…

5 years ago

Wicker leads Senate fight against infectious disease impacting deer, elk, moose

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging a federal response to Chronic Wasting Disease…

5 years ago

Hoeven, Moran support EPA proposal to end reporting requirements for livestock emissions

U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) commended a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

6 years ago

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