Articles tagged under: Senate Agriculture Committee
Learn from the Previous Farm Bills
Published April 24, 2022
Later this week, the Senate Agriculture Committee will hold their first field hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill. The hearing takes place in Michigan. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says there are a series of hearings coming up, with one expected…Senate Ag Committee Hosting First 2023 Farm Bill Hearing
Published April 14, 2022
The Senate Agriculture Committee will host their first 2023 Farm Bill field hearing on Friday, April 29 in Michigan. Witnesses will be announced prior to the hearing. There will also be a field hearing in Arkansas in the upcoming months.…Senate Ag Committee to Review Livestock Bills
Published April 7, 2022
On April 26, the Senate Agriculture Committee will have a hearing to review two livestock bills. This includes the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act along with the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022. The hearing will be…Senators Want Ag Trade Nominees Named Soon
Published April 6, 2022
Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Debbie Stabenow and John Boozman, along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo sent a trade letter to President Biden. The leaders asked Biden to quickly nominate a Chief Agriculture Negotiator at the Office of…Senate Ag Committee to Start Farm Bill Review in Spring
Published March 2, 2022
Farm bill discussions are happening on Capitol Hill. The first week of March, the House Agriculture Committee reviewed the commodities title in the 2018 Farm Bill. On the Senate side, it will be a few more weeks before the agriculture…Senate Ag Committee Approves Two Nominees
Published January 15, 2022
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the nomination of two future USDA leaders on Wednesday. The nominee for USDA’s Under Secretary of Ag Research and Education Chavonda Jacobs-Young and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Margo Schlanger will now be considered by the…MN Native Gets Senate Ag Committee Promotion
Published December 1, 2021
Fountain, Minnesota native Chelsie Keys has been promoted to policy director for the Republican side of the Senate Agriculture Committee. She will lead policy development and strategy for Ranking Member John Boozman’s team. Keys started work on the committee in…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,…Behnam’s Nomination Moves to Full Senate
Published November 7, 2021
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the nomination of Rostin Behnam as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In a statement, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow said there’s strong bipartisan support for Behnam. Ranking Member John Boozman urged colleagues to swiftly…