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Senate Reintroduces Bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act

Published April 20, 2021

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, Indiana Senator Mike Braun and others reintroduced the Growing Climate Solutions Act. This bill highlights ways farmers can participate in voluntary carbon markets. "Producers can go to the USDA website for comprehensive information on…

Senate Ag Committee to Hold Bronaugh Confirmation Hearing

Published April 14, 2021

The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Nominee Jewel Bronaugh’s confirmation hearing for Thursday. The hearing will be live-streamed and begins at 8:30 a.m. central time. Bronaugh’s nomination was announced in mid-January. She serves as the commissioner…

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Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Assignments Named

Published March 17, 2021

The Senate Agriculture Committee named new subcommittee assignments this week, and local lawmakers are leading two subcommittees. Leading the Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade are Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock and North Dakota Senator John Hoeven. The Subcommittee on…

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Senate Agriculture Committee Hosts Climate Change Hearing

Published March 11, 2021

The first hearing of the year for the Senate Agriculture Committee focused on climate change. Members of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, including the American Farm Bureau, National Farmers Union and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, testified during…

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Boozman: Agriculture Learned a lot From COVID

Published March 2, 2021

Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman learned a lot about the agriculture supply chain since last March. "The supply chain didn't break, but it bent. That's one of the things we need to do, look back and see what…

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Stabenow: New COVID Relief Includes Help for Agriculture

Published March 2, 2021

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow says there is more than $16 billion included for agriculture in the COVID bill, but no direct payments for farmers and ranchers. "There's $4 billion to repair the food supply chain and deal with…

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Senate Ag Committee Eager to Hear from Ag Secretary Nominee

Published February 1, 2021

The Senate Agriculture Committee will hear from Ag Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack on Tuesday. In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman said the committee is eager to get Vilsack's confirmation through…

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Vilsack’s Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for February

Published January 27, 2021

Ag Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack has a confirmation hearing scheduled with the Senate Agriculture Committee next week. The hearing will be Tuesday, February 2 starting at 9:30 a.m. central time. This will be one of the first steps in the…

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Senate Ag Committee Discusses Climate Solutions

Published June 27, 2020

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Growing Climate Solutions Act last week. The bill directs the USDA to create a program to help private landowners generate carbon credits. Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow is a co-author of…

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Stabenow: USDA Can Address Payment Limits

Published April 24, 2020

Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow addressed concerns for the $125,000 payment limits for direct payments in the USDA’s COVID-19 relief package. "Given the circumstances, the USDA has flexibility to address that. They did that in the Market Facilitation…

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Senate Reintroduces Bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act

Senate Ag Committee to Hold Bronaugh Confirmation Hearing

Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Assignments Named

Senate Agriculture Committee Hosts Climate Change Hearing

Boozman: Agriculture Learned a lot From COVID

Stabenow: New COVID Relief Includes Help for Agriculture

Senate Ag Committee Eager to Hear from Ag Secretary Nominee

Vilsack’s Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for February

Senate Ag Committee Discusses Climate Solutions

Stabenow: USDA Can Address Payment Limits

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