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A Bipartisan Approach to Promoting Ag Exports

Published September 2, 2021

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar are sponsoring legislation to formally authorize long-term funding for Fargo’s Rural Export Center. Hoeven and Klobuchar was at the REC Wednesday to review its first year of operations. The REC…

FY ’22 Ag Spending Bill Advances

Published July 30, 2021

The House has passed the 2022 agriculture appropriations bill. The language includes additional money for research, broadband and increased field staffing for the NRCS. The bill does not include new funding for WHIP+, but a separate plan with those dollars…

WHIP+ Gets Attention for ’20 and ’21 Crops

Published July 21, 2021

The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are considering an extension of the WHIP+ program. This program began as a temporary program to provide relief for farmers hurt by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven recently…

RMA Acting Administrator Invited to ND

Published June 16, 2021

During a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee hearing, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to send federal officials to the region to assess the drought damage. "If we could get Acting RMA Administrator (Richard) Flournoy out to…

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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North Dakotan on Witness List for Thursday’s Ag Approps Hearing

Published April 24, 2021

The region will be represented in Thursday’s Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on diversifying on-farm income. Brian Carroll, who is the director of the Grand Farm Research and Education Initiative in Fargo, will testify. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven is…

Seeking Transparency in the Cattle Market

Published March 25, 2021

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Montana Senator Jon Tester have introduced a bill that would require large U.S. meat packers to purchase half of their weekly cattle volume on the open market. Co-sponsors on the bill includes North Dakota Senator…

Senators Seek PPP Clarifications

Published February 22, 2021

A group of Senators have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration asking for clarification if farmers and ranchers are eligible for Paycheck Protection Program loans. According to Senator John Hoeven, operations organized…

Hoeven: Quality Loss Formula is Coming

Published October 25, 2020

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven emphasizes crop insurance is the Number One risk management tool for farmers. In addition, Congress responded to trade related losses, weather challenges and the pandemic with relief packages. At the Crop Insurance Professionals Association fall…

RMA Announces Quality Loss Option

Published July 7, 2020

The Risk Management Agency has announced changes to the crop insurance program, including a new Quality Loss Option. With this option, farmers can pre-quality production amounts for their annual production histories. That increases the actual yield for individual crop years.…

Articles tagged under: Senator John Hoeven

A Bipartisan Approach to Promoting Ag Exports

FY ’22 Ag Spending Bill Advances

WHIP+ Gets Attention for ’20 and ’21 Crops

RMA Acting Administrator Invited to ND

GOP Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Investigate Packers

North Dakotan on Witness List for Thursday’s Ag Approps Hearing

Seeking Transparency in the Cattle Market

Senators Seek PPP Clarifications

Hoeven: Quality Loss Formula is Coming

RMA Announces Quality Loss Option

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