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Another Speaker Vote This Week

Published October 16, 2023

Congress is expected to make another attempt to elect a Speaker Tuesday. Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan is the Republican nominee for the job, but may not have the 217 votes needed to take over the gavel. According to Agri-Pulse, House…

RRFN Interview: Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson

Published August 2, 2023

In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn 'GT' Thompson said he has thousands of objectives, but a single goal for the farm bill. "The one goal is to get this done in a…

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Crop Insurance Favored Over Ad Hoc Disaster Bills

Published June 28, 2023

According to House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, 80 percent of the money spent on agriculture over the last five years has been outside of the 2018 farm bill. That includes disaster relief, trade mitigation assistance and COVID money.…

#7: Midterm Elections Bring Change at National and State Level for Agriculture

Published January 5, 2023

For the past two years, the Democrats had the majority in both chambers of Congress and President Biden was in the Oval Office. The Democrats ultimately kept a narrow majority in the Senate, but lost control of the House. The…

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House Ag Leader Talks Farm Bill at Farm Progress

Published August 31, 2022

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn "GT" Thompson was at the Farm Progress Show discussing the next farm bill with state agricultural groups and farmers. "There's only one option in my mind in 2023; reauthorize the farm bill before the…

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House Ag Committee Leader Wants to Hear from EPA Administrator

Published August 1, 2022

Late last week, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “G.T.” Thompson sent a letter to Chairman David Scott, asking for a hearing with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. In the letter, Thompson references the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and…

Crop Protection Politics

Published July 14, 2022

Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson are upset with the Environmental Protection Agency. A letter has been sent to EPA claiming there is a trend at the agency of “disregarding…

Legislation Introduced to Reduce Input Costs

Published June 17, 2022

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson introduced a bill that calls on the Biden administration to reverse regulatory barriers to farming. "American agriculture, if given the right tools and regulatory certainty, can serve a vital role in alleviating…

Washington Watch: Prepping for New Farm Bill

Published May 2, 2022

While the Senate is in session this week, House lawmakers are back in their home state on district work periods. Ahead of the break, the House Agriculture Committee took a deeper dive into the farm bill. The current farm bill…

Thompson: House Ag Committee Behind in Farm Bill Review

Published March 5, 2022

The current farm bill expires on September 30, 2023. That’s more than one year away, but the House Agriculture Committee is reviewing the 2018 Farm Bill. Last week, the committee took a closer look at the commodities title. "The 2018…

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Another Speaker Vote This Week

RRFN Interview: Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson

Crop Insurance Favored Over Ad Hoc Disaster Bills

#7: Midterm Elections Bring Change at National and State Level for Agriculture

House Ag Leader Talks Farm Bill at Farm Progress

House Ag Committee Leader Wants to Hear from EPA Administrator

Crop Protection Politics

Legislation Introduced to Reduce Input Costs

Washington Watch: Prepping for New Farm Bill

Thompson: House Ag Committee Behind in Farm Bill Review

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