Articles tagged under: Glenn ‘G.T.’ Thompson
Farm Bill Listening Session Coming to MN
Published July 17, 2023
The House Agriculture Committee will host a farm bill listening session during Farmfest in Minnesota’s Redwood County. Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson will lead that session that will be held Wednesday, August 2. USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie is scheduled to…A September Farm Bill Vote
Published June 15, 2023
According to The Hagstrom Report, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson told reporters he wants his committee to vote on the farm bill when lawmakers return from the August recess. Thompson is hosting farm bill listening sessions around the…Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Approved in House Committee
Published June 7, 2023
The House Education and Labor Committee has approved a bill allowing schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk. House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, who is also a member of the education and labor…Education Needed
Published April 27, 2023
During Wednesday's House Agriculture subcommittee hearing, Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘G.T.’ Thompson asked farmers to educate members of Congress about the importance of the farm bill. "We've got a significant number, over half of the members of Congress have not been…Thompson Defends Nutrition Title
Published April 17, 2023
House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn 'GT' Thompson hosted a farm bill listening session in the State of New York Friday. "Nutrition is not coming out of the farm bill," assured Thompson. "That is near and dear to my heart. Those…Ready to Complete the Farm Bill This Year
Published January 31, 2023
The House Agriculture Committee will hold its organizational meeting in the week ahead. In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Chairman Glenn ‘G.T.’ Thompson said he is committed to passing a new farm bill this year. "An extension…Three Options for ’23 Farm Bill
Published December 23, 2022
When the new Congress convenes next month, Pennsylvania Congressman Glenn ‘G.T.’ Thompson will be at the helm of the House Agriculture Committee. Thompson says there are three options for the 2023 farm bill. Number one, the bill could be allowed…Factors to Consider Heading Into the 2023 Farm Bill
Published June 10, 2022
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “G.T.” Thompson says the squeeze of inflation and rising input costs scratch the surface of challenges faced in agriculture. "The critical Title 1 support programs, ARC and PLC, spent about 24 percent less than…Another Possible Two Years for WHIP+
Published July 23, 2021
The House Agriculture Committee is considering a two-year extension for the WHIP+ program. Ranking Member G.T. Thompson said the committee is working in a bipartisan manner to address crop disasters, like the current drought.