Articles tagged under: Dusty Johnson
Key Trade Officials Need to Be Named
Published March 26, 2022
South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson says it’s hard to overstate the importance of free trade to U.S. agriculture. "I'm a little concerned that it's March 2022 and we still don't have a chief agriculture negotiator or a USDA under secretary…Frustration with the USDA
Published January 24, 2022
After Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with the House Agriculture Committee last week, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson said there is a lot of frustration. "We still have FSA offices that are not as open as many of us would…Action Taken on the Cattle Contract Library Bill
Published December 9, 2021
A bill designed to bring transparency to the cattle market is on the way to the U.S. Senate. The Cattle Contract Library bill passed Wednesday in the House with a 411-to-13 vote. Cattlemen currently do not have access to the…Defend the Blend
Published November 24, 2021
Minnesota Representatives Angie Craig and Michelle Fishbach and South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson are part of a coalition of lawmakers that filed the Defend the Blend Act on Tuesday. This is a bipartisan bill that would prevent the EPA from…Republican Lawmakers Want a Better Registration Process from EPA
Published November 23, 2021
A bicameral group of Republican Agriculture Committee members is calling on the EPA to rescind its decision to revoke all food tolerances for chlorpyrifos and follow scientifically sound, risk based regulatory processes. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan,…House Ag Committee Dives into Biotech
Published October 27, 2021
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock hosted a hearing on the state of biotechnology on Tuesday. Subcommittee Ranking Member Dusty Johnson of South Dakota gave opening comments. "How are we going to feed a growing world at the same time…Rep. Dusty Johnson Introduces Cattle Contract Library Bill
Published October 21, 2021
South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson has new bipartisan legislation called the Cattle Contract and Library Act of 2021. This bill would make cattle marketing agreement data available through the USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service. "Packers already need to file regular information…Ocean Shipping Reform Act Introduced
Published August 11, 2021
South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson has introduced the first major update to the federal regulations for the ocean shipping business since 1998. Ocean carriers have been refusing to accept cargoes for U.S. agricultural exports and sending empty containers back to…Lawmakers Push for Timely Decisions for Emergency Haying of CRP
Published July 28, 2021
It may be too late for this year, but bills have been introduced in Congress to improve the Agriculture Department’s ability to allow for the timely haying of CRP land during a weather disaster, like this year’s drought. The bill…