Agriculture

Poliquin reintroduces bipartisan bill to expand fruit, vegetable offerings for students

Bipartisan legislation reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) on Wednesday would give schools more flexibility when purchasing fruits and…

7 years ago

Hoeven, Capito support committee approval of FY 2018 agriculture appropriations bill

Agriculture funding legislation that prioritizes research, safe drinking water, rural broadband expansion and drought relief for farmers cleared the Senate…

7 years ago

House committee-approved agriculture spending bill gives wins to LaHood, Womack

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved the fiscal year 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which handed several Republican congressmen…

7 years ago

Emergency grazing allowed after Congressional push

The U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands on Friday in response to extreme…

7 years ago

Illinois House leaders fight to keep agricultural research lab open

Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation called on the Trump administration on Monday to strike a proposal to close the National…

7 years ago

Lucas probes importance of rural watershed infrastructure in subcommittee hearing

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) led a hearing on Tuesday that explored the importance of financial and technical assistance in…

7 years ago

ND, SD lawmakers cheer agreement reopening U.S. beef exports to China

Lawmakers from South Dakota and North Dakota applauded the Trump administration’s announcement on Monday that it had reached an agreement…

7 years ago

Agreement restoring U.S. beef exports to China applauded by Senate leaders

Senate leaders called the Trump administration’s announcement on Monday that it had reached an agreement to restore U.S. beef exports…

7 years ago

Senate passes legislation to protect U.S. agriculture, food supply from terrorism

The Senate approved legislation on Thursday to protect the nation’s food supply from potential terrorist attacks through coordinated efforts led…

7 years ago

Fischer fights for regulatory relief for Nebraska farmers

The nation’s farmers and ranchers would see relief from burdensome fuel storage regulations that were intended for major oil refineries…

7 years ago

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