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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…

Johnson: Open CRP for Haying and Grazing

Published June 23, 2021

Higher commodity prices don’t mean much if you can’t grow a crop. South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson said that is a reality during this drought. "People are really starting to hurt out there." The South Dakota congressional delegation is urging…

Johnson, Hagadorn and Grassley Call for an Appeal

Published June 4, 2021

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is urging USDA and the Justice Department to appeal a recent federal court ruling that will reduce line speeds at pork processing plants. Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley are also behind…

GOP Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Investigate Packers

Published May 18, 2021

Sixteen House and Senate Republicans, including the entire congressional delegations from North Dakota and South Dakota, are asking the Justice Department to continue its investigation of the meatpacking industry. Nearly one year ago, the DOJ sent civil investigative demands to…

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Action Taken on the Cattle Contract Library Bill

Defend the Blend

Republican Lawmakers Want a Better Registration Process from EPA

House Ag Committee Dives into Biotech

Rep. Dusty Johnson Introduces Cattle Contract Library Bill

Ocean Shipping Reform Act Introduced

Lawmakers Push for Timely Decisions for Emergency Haying of CRP

Johnson: Open CRP for Haying and Grazing

Johnson, Hagadorn and Grassley Call for an Appeal

GOP Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Investigate Packers

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