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Hearing Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript · 14 transcript matches
BENNET, MICHAEL F. "that strengthens rural hospitals instead of pushing them into bankruptcy, which we're doing today. That ensures the next generation will be able to build a future in the communities where they grew up rather than being forced to take a job somewhere else. And it's in that context that I bring up my amendment, number six. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would reverse the underlying bill's cuts to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, EQIP, and the Conservation Stewardship Program, CSP. Farmers and ranchers rely on these programs to reduce costs and remain on the land at a time when..."
Hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
VASQUEZ, GABE "First I have to add my name to the list of members on both sides who are concerned with the New World Screw Worm case that was recently documented in Texas that could devastate our cattle industry and should be and must be contained and dealt with immediately. This Tuesday, I convened my agricultural advisory group that consists of farmers, ranchers, food banks, researchers, dairy producers, young farmers, state and local leaders in I created this group about three years ago to ensure that from farm to table, New Mexico has a voice on this committee and has a voice in"
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
CRAPO, MIKE "Trade policy remains a cornerstone of our nation's economic strength, our global leadership, and our ability to create opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, businesses, and workers. The trade landscape has evolved significantly since you last testified before the"
Hearing "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
THOMPSON, GLENN "agricultural products while expanding market access for a range of U.S.-grown commodities. This has proven to be extremely beneficial not only to our U.S. farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agribusinesses, but also to U.S. consumers and the economy as a"
CRS Report
Programs for Beginning, Limited Resource, Veteran, Socially Disadvantaged, and Tribal and Indigenous Farmers and Ranchers and for Small Farms and Ranches
Report · Apr 1, 2024
Historically underserved farmers and ranchers represent a diverse share of all U.S. agricultural producers. This includes socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers (SDFRs), who are producers...
CRS Report
Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues
Reports · Jul 27, 2022
A variety of lenders, from the federal government to commercial banks, make loans to farmers and ranchers. The federal government provides credit assistance to farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain...
CRS Report
Farm Bill Primer: Beginning and Underserved Producers
InFocus · Dec 20, 2024
U.S. food and agriculture policy provides support for farms and ranches operated by beginning, small and limited resource, and historically underserved farmers and ranchers. Although these producers...
Hearing "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
COSTA, JIM "California is the number one farm state in the America, but we're not feeling the loving from the USDA. Bankruptcies are up 44 percent from last year. Farmers, ranchers, dairymen, and women, and growers are feeling not only a lack of connection, but we still produce food on America's dinner table and around the"
Hearing Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
HOEVEN, JOHN "I know I've worked very hard to get included. I know you have worked very hard to get included, and I want to thank you and your whole department for your work on it and for this vital support of our farmers and ranchers. What I want to ask you about, though, is actually crop insurance. The number one risk management tool that our farmers have is crop insurance, and the buy-up option is critically important. It covers 67 million acres, 67 million acres of farmland in this"
Hearing "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
ALISHA SCHWERTNER "We also support those local businesses, the cotton gins, the grain facilities, local beef processing facilities, the schools. So many of those businesses in our local communities are supported by farmers and ranchers. So the Farm Bill truly is not just for farmers and ranchers. It's to impact all rural communities across America. So it's vitally important that we get a modernized Farm Bill that supports farmers and ranchers so that our local rural communities can continue to be supported as well."
CRS Report
Beginning Farmers or Ranchers (BFRs): Challenges and Opportunities
Report · Nov 18, 2024
In statute, a beginning farmer or rancher (BFR) refers to a farmer or rancher who has operated a farm or ranch for not more than 10 years. This statutory definition applies to most of the farm...
Hearing Hearings to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Feb 26, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, committee...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Feb 5, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I appreciate USDA's attention to this issue as well as the opportunity to join you to discuss long-term strategies to lower the cost of fertilizer. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance policies to provide relief in the future. We have a tremendous opportunity before us to update farm policies on Farm Bill 2.0. I look forward to releasing text very soon that incorporates many bipartisan measures and, just as importantly, the priorities of farmers, ranchers, and foresters so..."
CRS Report
Agriculture and Forestry Offsets in Carbon Markets: Background and Selected Issues
Reports · Nov 3, 2021
The number of private carbon market programs (also known as carbon market initiatives) that pay farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (participants) to generate carbon offsets for use in carbon...
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
BOOZMAN, JOHN "I appreciate USDA's attention to this issue as well as the opportunity to join you to discuss long-term strategies to lower the cost of fertilizer. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance policies to provide relief in the future. We have a tremendous opportunity before us to update farm policies on Farm Bill 2.0. I look forward to releasing text very soon that incorporates many bipartisan measures and, just as importantly, the priorities of farmers, ranchers, and foresters so they have updated policies to meet their needs. I am hopeful we can deliver a Farm Bill that farmers,..."
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Environment Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
EVANS, GABE "all it does is raises prices at the grocery store, makes food more expensive, drive jobs out of the United States, makes us dependent on others for our food security, and ultimately results in dirtier air, more expenses, and poorer health outcomes because when we lose those jobs and food is more expensive and we have to import it from places that pollute more, nobody wins. Common sense approaches like what my colleague has brought forth is critical if we want to provide our economy with the stability it needs to continue to accelerate, create more jobs, protect our farmers and ranchers,..."
Hearing Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SPEAKER_12 "this report. Well, certainly I would agree that it's malpractice to run out of money and not let Congress know, because we need to be having those conversations about supplemental funding if that is the case, so that transparency is number one, respectful for taxpayers, but number two, just critical when a situation like that arises, so do you think a piece of legislation like this or even just the change in practice that you've made will be helpful in holding Well, it could be a hurricane on the East Coast or a major derecho coming through a state like mine. We need to be able to have the..."
Testimony ALISHA SCHWERTNER
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"We also support those local businesses, the cotton gins, the grain facilities, local beef processing facilities, the schools. So many of those businesses in our local communities are supported by farmers and ranchers. So the Farm Bill truly is not just for farmers and ranchers. It's to impact all rural communities across America. So it's vitally important that we get a modernized Farm Bill that supports farmers and ranchers so that our local rural communities can continue to be supported as..."
CRS Report
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP)
Resources · May 7, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a suite of programs that assists farmers and ranchers with recovering from a natural disaster. Most of these programs are permanently authorized...
CRS Report
Section 1071: Small Business Lending Data Collection and Reporting
Reports · Jun 6, 2024
Small businesses are owned by and employ a wide variety of entrepreneurs—skilled trade technicians, farmers, medical professionals, financial consultants, technology innovators, and restauranteurs,...
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MICHAEL SELIG "He emphasized to me the importance of derivatives markets to all Americans. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, energy producers, and commercial businesses rely on futures and swaps for price discovery and risk management. Robust markets for derivatives that enable hedgers to lock in prices help ensure that the cost of groceries, transportation, electronics, and all kinds of goods and services don't fluctuate wildly for American consumers each"
Hearing Hearings to examine a review of the USDA reorganization proposal.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jul 30, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
BOOZMAN, JOHN "thoughtfully on the future of USDA, and how it will continue to efficiently serve our farmers ranchers and rural communities. Despite despite being at the helm for less than six months, Secretary Rollins has already made a significant her commitment to serving our nation's farmers ranchers and foresters."
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act of 2026” • H.R. 7466 (Rep. Jackson of TX), “SAFE CATTLE Act” • H.R. 8876...
house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_06 "minutes. Chairman Hageman, Ranking Member Hall, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I feel little out of my element, all the talk about fish, and my part of the world is a little drier. My name is Jared Blankenship, and I'm representing Texas Farm Bureau and our more than 480,000 member families across the state of Texas. I serve as the state director for Texas Farm Bureau, representing District 1, farmers and ranchers, and this is in the panhandle of Texas. In addition, I am also a cattle producer, and I am here today to voice Texas Farm Bureau's..."
Hearing "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System"
house Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
NEWHOUSE, DAN "All these are just a few of the provisions in the forestry title, and I'm glad to see the Senate has started their work. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, and foresters need a new and modernized Farm Bill, and we, we must deliver. With that, I'm looking forward to hearing from our witnesses today about how they work with the"
Hearing Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SCHRIER, KIM "It also causes horrible skin lesions and has other impacts. My district covers everything from suburban neighborhoods to agricultural communities, and I know firsthand that farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians really rely on xylosine to safely handle injured or dangerous livestock, and so you have this dilemma where on one hand, non-physicians have a legitimate veterinary use for this, while on the other hand, bad actors are using xylosine as a cutting agent for fentanyl and endangering people's lives, and so because of this, the drug can't really be effectively scheduled through DEA, and..."
Hearing H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 7726 – Stop Child Care...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HARRIS, ANDY "The bill targets funding to critical programs by supporting rural communities, providing U.S. producers with the tools they need to feed, fuel, and clothe the world, and ensuring that all Americans who qualify for assistance through nutrition programs like WIC, SNAP, and school meals will be served. This legislation reflects a clear and necessary commitment to fiscal responsibility while ensuring that America's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities remain a top priority. I look forward to working with all of you as this bill moves"
Hearing H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_30 "In the Big First, our district alone has more than 83,000 miles of road, 4,000 miles of railroads, and the highest number of bridges of any district in the country—11,172. That infrastructure supports the farmers, ranchers, producers, manufacturers, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and families that keep our community"
Hearing Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_13 "Maybe following up on Congressman Baird's question with regard to agriculture, I represent a very large agricultural district, and the technology that we now have and that is being brought to bear with AI we think is very promising. As I understand it, NSF is partnering with the USDA, I think you mentioned that, to set up AI coordination hubs in every state, reaching farmers and ranchers through the land grant and the cooperative extension system. A couple of questions there. And then, how can we get these tools better into the hands of farmers and"
Testimony VASQUEZ, GABE
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"First I have to add my name to the list of members on both sides who are concerned with the New World Screw Worm case that was recently documented in Texas that could devastate our cattle industry and should be and must be contained and dealt with immediately. This Tuesday, I convened my agricultural advisory group that consists of farmers, ranchers, food banks, researchers, dairy producers, young farmers, state and local leaders in I created this group about three years ago to ensure that from..."
CRS Report
Equal Protection and Race- or Sex-Conscious Government Action: Case Developments
Posts · Sep 12, 2024
A number of federal lawsuits have alleged that certain race- or sex-conscious federal programs are unconstitutional on equal protection grounds. Challenged programs include COVID-19 relief programs,...
CRS Report
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Technical Assistance Programs for Specialty Crop Producers
Report · Nov 26, 2025
Foodborne illness occurs when a person gets sick after consuming a food contaminated with pathogens, or harmful microbes. Produce and other specialty crops may be especially susceptible to...
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"that strengthens rural hospitals instead of pushing them into bankruptcy, which we're doing today. That ensures the next generation will be able to build a future in the communities where they grew up rather than being forced to take a job somewhere else. And it's in that context that I bring up my amendment, number six. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would reverse the underlying bill's cuts to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, EQIP, and the Conservation Stewardship Program, CSP...."
Testimony ALISHA SCHWERTNER
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"Thank you for the opportunity to share these challenges, and I look forward to your questions. Thank you for your question. Yes, as new and beginning farmers, my husband and I have had some very challenging conversations with our banker, and especially over the last 3 years, as we have had consecutively challenging years. And we are certainly not alone. I think I saw that roughly 20 percent of farmers and ranchers are having the same conversations with their bankers across the country. So it is..."
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 5, 2025
"administration canceled was a program to support local farmers and ranchers with food banks. It was called the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement and Local Food for School Cooperative Agreement, about a billion bucks. But as you know, these agreements get entered into with local farmers and ranchers, and then they change how they're going to grow for the next year, what they're going to raise for the next year. They don't look for other things. So I certainly hope that when..."
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"and California. And every state in the country is waiting for these investments. Cutting $1.9 billion from EQIP and $500 million from CSP would make it harder for farmers and ranchers to invest in the long-term productivity and resilience of their operations. Investments that help sustain family farms and strengthen rural communities. We cannot treat the conservation title of this bill as a zero-sum game. Farmers and ranchers are eager to participate in these programs and the demand is clear..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"all it does is raises prices at the grocery store, makes food more expensive, drive jobs out of the United States, makes us dependent on others for our food security, and ultimately results in dirtier air, more expenses, and poorer health outcomes because when we lose those jobs and food is more expensive and we have to import it from places that pollute more, nobody wins. Common sense approaches like what my colleague has brought forth is critical if we want to provide our economy with the..."
CRS Report
Local and Urban Food Systems: Selected Farm Bill and Other Federal Programs
Report · Sep 23, 2020
Over the past decade, food policy in the United States has responded to ongoing shifts in consumer preferences and producer trends that favor local and regional food systems as well as agricultural...
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"immediately after this hearing has concluded, and I'm sure he will ask some questions as will I. Secretary Rollins, since your last appearance before the committee, it has been a turbulent time for farmers, ranchers, and really all of rural America. Unfortunately, I believe that much of this turbulence would have been, could have been, would have been, could have been entirely preventable. I've been clear that the administration's across-the-board tariffs have been terrible for farmers. The..."
CRS Report
The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law
Reports · Dec 16, 2024
Congress sets food and agriculture policy through periodic legislation referred to as farm bills. The previous farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334), was extended by one...
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"ranchers, and foresters, as well as strengthen rural America. I welcome our witness, the Honorable Brooke Rollins, our 33rd Secretary of Agriculture. Thank you so much for being here today and for your steadfast commitment to America's agricultural community. We appreciate your willingness to serve and your active engagement with farmers, ranchers, foresters, and rural stakeholders where they live and work. Those conversations provide valuable insight into the challenges and opportunities..."
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, the Ranking Member, for this hearing that's very timely today because farmers, ranchers, dairymen, and women across the country are hurting as a result of input costs that has been testified here already, inflation, and other factors. And as a third-generation farmer, I like to say here in this committee almost at every hearing that it's important that we remember that food is a national security"
Testimony TOKUDA, JILL N.
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"Would you say right now that USDA staffing in our communities to support everyday farmers, especially our small to medium-sized farmers, ranchers, and producers are adequate right now as it exists today to meet the needs and to be able to really have farming now go from the red to the black? So if I may ask this question, because I want to be mindful of my"
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"the need and making the most of the limited dollars that you have available. Please continue to communicate with the committee on how we may be helpful to you as we work to get our farm economy back on stable ground. We know that communication is the bedrock of the important relationship between USDA and the House Committee on Agriculture. Just a few weeks ago, we hosted Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden to speak to committee members about the USA reorganization process. This was a productive..."
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Today is the 500th day since President Trump returned to office, and under his leadership, putting hardworking farmers, ranchers, and rural America back at the center of policymaking, and it has never been more important than today that we deliver for the men and women who work the land, who tend the livestock, and who call the heartland home. The challenges facing our farmers are real in rural"
Testimony MILLER, MARY E.
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Under the same legislation, the 20% small business tax deduction is now permanent. This will allow farmers, ranchers, and other producers to keep more of their hard-earned income and reinvest in their family farms. But, perhaps most importantly, the near elimination of the death tax will benefit more than 2 billion farms, allowing family farms to remain in the"
Testimony MANN, TRACEY
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"I recognize myself for five minutes. Secretary Rawlings, thank you for being here today, and thank you for your leadership in supporting farmers, ranchers, and ag producers across America. It was an honor to have you visit the Big First District of Kansas, days after you were confirmed last"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Few members bring the depth of experience and institutional knowledge that he does, or better understand how important this legislation is to America's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. His leadership has helped deliver meaningful solutions for the men and women who work every"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"to the risks that farmers face every day. The bill before you today, Farm Bill 2.0, is a sincere attempt to finalize our work for the farmers, ranchers, and producers in rural communities that are the backbone of our nation and give them the five-year farm bill they deserve. Beyond that, this"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"This bill incorporates more than 100 bipartisan bills and priorities from my colleagues, with feedback from farmers, ranchers, and rural community leaders. We took great effort to craft a bipartisan"
Testimony FEDORCHAK, JULIE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This amendment is pretty simple. It clarifies the nature of this legislation by removing certain terms which could lead to confusion in how vehicles or equipment are treated or defined under the text. In doing so, it upholds the intent of the bill by reducing regulatory uncertainty felt by farmers, ranchers, truckers, and manufacturers across the country. I urge a yes vote on this technical amendment and I yield"
Testimony CRAPO, MIKE
Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Trade policy remains a cornerstone of our nation's economic strength, our global leadership, and our ability to create opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, businesses, and workers. The trade landscape has evolved significantly since you last testified before the"
Testimony CRAIG, ANGIE
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"This cut came despite the administration's request for an increase in the agency's current budget. Just last year, we heard from farmers, ranchers, cooperatives, and others that have traditionally relied on commodity markets that stagnant or insufficient funding at the CFTC undermines market certainty and raises risks across the system. If we want safe markets, if we want innovation without exploitation, if we want risk management tools that serve all Americans, then we must give the CFTC the..."
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"All these are just a few of the provisions in the forestry title, and I'm glad to see the Senate has started their work. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, and foresters need a new and modernized Farm Bill, and we, we must deliver. With that, I'm looking forward to hearing from our witnesses today about how they work with the"
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"I co-sponsored the Fix Our Forests Act and the Headwaters Protection Act, spent years working on these partnerships between the Federal and State efforts and local. Supervisor Cole, it's good to have fellow Californians testify and a farmer, rancher, common share in a lot of these issues, and, of course, both of us mourn the loss of"
Testimony SCHRIER, KIM
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"It also causes horrible skin lesions and has other impacts. My district covers everything from suburban neighborhoods to agricultural communities, and I know firsthand that farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians really rely on xylosine to safely handle injured or dangerous livestock, and so you have this dilemma where on one hand, non-physicians have a legitimate veterinary use for this, while on the other hand, bad actors are using xylosine as a cutting agent for fentanyl and endangering..."
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"provide law enforcement with additional tools to track and combat its diversion into the illicit market, and require further reporting and analysis regarding its prevalence and misuse. At the same time, this legislation protects the legitimate use of xylosine by veterinarians and farmers, ranchers, and others who rely on this medication to treat large animals. As drug traffickers continue to adapt and evolve, unfortunately, Congress must ensure that our laws and enforcement tools remain..."
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"California is the number one farm state in the America, but we're not feeling the loving from the USDA. Bankruptcies are up 44 percent from last year. Farmers, ranchers, dairymen, and women, and growers are feeling not only a lack of connection, but we still produce food on America's dinner table and around the"
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"And when the Secretary here talked about a reorganization plan, I'll tell you, folks back home in farm country where it's hurting are less interested in your reorganization plan than ensuring that the programs that are oversubscribed are able to be made available to farmers, ranchers, and dairymen and women in California and throughout the country. Did you hear"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"the IT modernization, the ability to provide and create new tools. We are right now developing what we're calling the integrated field tool, which is a digital tool that NRCS staff will have. And it'll go into conservation planning, design, and other things. They're working with a farmer, rancher, landowner on their property. They're all able to look at that, what they've suggested, what the farmer, rancher, or landowner have agreed to. Digitally sign that application, what the farmer, rancher,..."
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"You put a lot of responsibility on your shoulders with the incredible legislation that we have passed and are in the country, including farmer, rancher, forester, really rural America. I appreciate your staff. They're located here in D.C. And quite frankly, those are spread so widely across"
Testimony PFLUGER, AUGUST
Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"We know that these facilities can bring jobs, they can bring investment, they can bring imposing a burden of significant amounts of electricity, and in some cases, new generation and transmission and distribution infrastructure that would be required to do that. The families and the farmers, ranchers and small businesses already connected to the grid should not be forced to subsidize those costs. If a large new load requires new infrastructure, the entities creating that demand should be paying..."
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"agricultural products while expanding market access for a range of U.S.-grown commodities. This has proven to be extremely beneficial not only to our U.S. farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agribusinesses, but also to U.S. consumers and the economy as a"
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"the U.S. meat industry is not subject to excessive and unwarranted regulatory regimes. USMCA ensures that within North America, U.S. exports and American farmers, ranchers, and businesses face the fewest regulatory barriers and enjoy the most unfettered access to the Canadian and Mexican markets. When issues do arise, the agreement's consultative provisions are appropriately designed to adjudicate disagreements and, crucially, enforce decisions to guarantee compliance. No other trade agreement..."
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"California. They are such crops as almonds, pistachios, dairy wine, walnuts, tomatoes, rice, grapes, strawberries and citrus. Just to give you a bit of the diversity, we think they are special. I am not sure. We have communication problems. When people go to the grocery store, they don't go to the specialty crop aisle, but that is another matter. But people are hurting in farm country. Bankruptcies are up, and this is something that is so critical as I go home every week to talk with my..."
Testimony ADAMS, ALMA S.
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for your testimony. I want to bring our attention back to the founding principles that made this agreement necessary. The U.S. CMA was founded to be a mutually beneficial win for North American workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses, and its intent is to bring greater overall relations and unity between North American partners, Canada and Mexico. However, we now entered a period where this deal, if not renewed with reforms, could do..."
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I appreciate the question. So as I had mentioned, on the economic side, there's no replacement for USMCA. Our farmers, ranchers, and meat and poultry packers and processors rely on that integrated network and the meat product and livestock trade that happens across our borders often multiple times. But Canada and Mexico either have a trade agreements with or are negotiating with China, Brazil, the European Union. So our competitors and our adversaries, if we were to walk away from"
Testimony BRESNAHAN, ROBERT P.
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and thank you to all the witnesses for being here this morning. The USMCA provides the market access that our farmers, ranchers, and producers depend on every day. Canada and Mexico are among our largest agricultural trading partners, and reliable access to those markets help support farm income, sustain rural jobs, and keep American agriculture competitive. But when I talk with farmers across Northeastern Pennsylvania about trade, one word comes up time..."
Testimony HARRIS, ANDY
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"The bill targets funding to critical programs by supporting rural communities, providing U.S. producers with the tools they need to feed, fuel, and clothe the world, and ensuring that all Americans who qualify for assistance through nutrition programs like WIC, SNAP, and school meals will be served. This legislation reflects a clear and necessary commitment to fiscal responsibility while ensuring that America's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities remain a top priority. I look forward to..."
Testimony NEGUSE, JOE
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"when it cuts the Rural Utilities Program, when it cuts the Rural Development Program, when it cuts the Natural Resources Conservation Service, all of which folks in my district, ranchers, farmers in northern Colorado and in western Colorado rely on. And I just cannot for the life of me understand why you all have decided on this course of cutting all of these vital programs that a lot of rural Americans, rural Coloradans rely on, particularly as was suggested at a moment when costs are going up..."
Testimony SPEAKER_30
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"In the Big First, our district alone has more than 83,000 miles of road, 4,000 miles of railroads, and the highest number of bridges of any district in the country—11,172. That infrastructure supports the farmers, ranchers, producers, manufacturers, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and families that keep our community"
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"And today, they remain beloved by families, veterans, children, farmers, ranchers, and horse owners across America. They are not just livestock in the eyes of the American"
Testimony LEE ZELDIN
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"cheapest rates across the country voted for President Trump and nine of the 10 with the highest rates voted for Kamala Harris. That's not a coincidence. Yeah, well, as a former rate maker, Absolutely. There are landowners, farmers, ranchers, there are entire states who have come to us. They've done the math and the impact of the way the waters of the United States was defined previously results in a heavy cost to be able to hire an attorney or a consultant to tell them whether it was a water of..."
Testimony MATT PERDUE
Hearings to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-g...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"or from the LFPA program to North Dakota. There was 400-some thousand dollars in products purchased from North Dakota farmers, ranchers, processors that were then used to support hungry people through our Great Plains Food"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeo...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"ultimately harming everyone, including ranchers, farmers, and sportsmen. Long-term economic and ecological"
Testimony WYDEN, RON
Hearings to examine the rising cost of health care, focusing on consid...
senate Finance Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"head spin. Farmers, ranchers, and small businesses beg to get"
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"He emphasized to me the importance of derivatives markets to all Americans. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, energy producers, and commercial businesses rely on futures and swaps for price discovery and risk management. Robust markets for derivatives that enable hedgers to lock in prices help ensure that the cost of groceries, transportation, electronics, and all kinds of goods and services don't fluctuate wildly for American consumers each"
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"That can result in a lot of volatility in the markets, and that can affect everyday consumers. And so I'm committed to making sure that these markets are well-functioning and that appropriate risk management tools are available to our nation's farmers, ranchers, and everybody else. Thank you for that question, Senator. I think it's vitally important, as I mentioned, that we have certainty, clarity, and consumer protection in these"
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"make sure these markets are fair orderly and efficient make sure there's not fraud and manipulation that interferes with the prices of commodities in these markets. It's vitally important that we understand that many of these markets have been massively over regulated throughout the chain. We've seen FCMs introducing brokers and other intermediaries highly highly regulated such that the costs are being passed down to farmers ranchers we're seeing less FCMs less introducing brokers able to take..."
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
Hearings to examine a review of the USDA reorganization proposal.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jul 30, 2025
"thoughtfully on the future of USDA, and how it will continue to efficiently serve our farmers ranchers and rural communities. Despite despite being at the helm for less than six months, Secretary Rollins has already made a significant her commitment to serving our nation's farmers ranchers and foresters."
Testimony STEVE VADEN
Hearings to examine a review of the USDA reorganization proposal.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jul 30, 2025
"It's basically a diplomatic core for America's farmers, ranchers, and foresters. And so, given the specific focus of that"
Testimony FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK"
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civi...
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2025
"For the Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah Project, the request proposes a total of $1.2 billion, a stated reduction of $609 million, or approximately 35 percent below the enacted level. I'm concerned that at this level, we will not be able to address the most pressing water resources needs across the west. Of particular concern is the ability to continue progress on existing Indian water rights settlements. Upholding our nation's treaty and trust responsibilities is among the Department of..."
CRS Report
Agricultural Conservation and the Next Farm Bill
Reports · Mar 20, 2023
The agricultural conservation title of omnibus farm bills contains authorizing and amending language to existing and new voluntary resource conservation efforts on productive farm and ranch lands....
CRS Report
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): Status and Issues
Reports · Aug 29, 2014
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource conserving...
CRS Report
Agricultural Biotechnology: Overview, Regulation, and Selected Policy Issues
Reports · Mar 29, 2021
Agricultural biotechnology refers to a range of tools—including genetic engineering and some conventional breeding techniques—to genetically modify living plants, animals, microbes, and other...
CRS Report
How Many People Work in Agriculture in the United States?
Resources · Apr 8, 2025
Introduction Multiple federal sources provide information on the agricultural labor force, but these sources measure different parts of this labor force and count workers in different ways. Some...
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 5, 2025 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "administration canceled was a program to support local farmers and ranchers with food banks. It was called the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement and Local Food for School Cooperative Agreement, about a billion bucks. But as you know, these agreements get entered into with local farmers and ranchers, and then they change how they're going to grow for the next year, what they're going to raise for the next year. They don't look for other things. So I certainly hope that when you're at the"
Hearing "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets"
house Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
CRAIG, ANGIE "This cut came despite the administration's request for an increase in the agency's current budget. Just last year, we heard from farmers, ranchers, cooperatives, and others that have traditionally relied on commodity markets that stagnant or insufficient funding at the CFTC undermines market certainty and raises risks across the system. If we want safe markets, if we want innovation without exploitation, if we want risk management tools that serve all Americans, then we must give the CFTC the staff and the funding it needs to do its"
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
PFLUGER, AUGUST "We know that these facilities can bring jobs, they can bring investment, they can bring imposing a burden of significant amounts of electricity, and in some cases, new generation and transmission and distribution infrastructure that would be required to do that. The families and the farmers, ranchers and small businesses already connected to the grid should not be forced to subsidize those costs. If a large new load requires new infrastructure, the entities creating that demand should be paying for it. This bill helps ensure that, as we build the infrastructure needed to support AI and other..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
LEE ZELDIN "cheapest rates across the country voted for President Trump and nine of the 10 with the highest rates voted for Kamala Harris. That's not a coincidence. Yeah, well, as a former rate maker, Absolutely. There are landowners, farmers, ranchers, there are entire states who have come to us. They've done the math and the impact of the way the waters of the United States was defined previously results in a heavy cost to be able to hire an attorney or a consultant to tell them whether it was a water of the United States. And that great uncertainty has caused a lot of issues across the country, and..."
Hearing Hearings to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-grown agricultural products.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
MATT PERDUE "or from the LFPA program to North Dakota. There was 400-some thousand dollars in products purchased from North Dakota farmers, ranchers, processors that were then used to support hungry people through our Great Plains Food"
Hearing Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025” • H.R. 3073 (Rep. Maloy), “Shivwits Band of Paiutes...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_11 "ultimately harming everyone, including ranchers, farmers, and sportsmen. Long-term economic and ecological"
Hearing Hearings to examine the rising cost of health care, focusing on considering meaningful solutions for all Americans.
senate Finance Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
WYDEN, RON "head spin. Farmers, ranchers, and small businesses beg to get"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation
house Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2025 · Transcript
FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK" "For the Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah Project, the request proposes a total of $1.2 billion, a stated reduction of $609 million, or approximately 35 percent below the enacted level. I'm concerned that at this level, we will not be able to address the most pressing water resources needs across the west. Of particular concern is the ability to continue progress on existing Indian water rights settlements. Upholding our nation's treaty and trust responsibilities is among the Department of Interior's highest priorities, and we cannot afford to fail delivering access to safe and reliable..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary, Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
HOEVEN, JOHN "How are you going to help us out? Regulating in a common-sense, farmer-friendly way is not only important for our farmers and ranchers, but it actually creates more and better opportunity for hunters, because they can't hunt on that land unless farmers allow them to do so. You'd agree with"
Hearing Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading the way.
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. "Some of the greatest entrepreneurs in the world, I think, are our farmers and ranchers, and dealing with that level of uncertainty. Anyway, thank you all. I appreciate you all being"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
D. ADAM CANDEUB "Second, I believe despite the dizzying technological changes I've seen in my lifetime, the more things change, the more they say the same. The Sherman Act of 1890, the foundation of American antitrust law, passed largely through the efforts of farmers and ranchers. They sought to combat the railroads and shepherds and grain elevators who abused their"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to...
senate Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
D. ADAM CANDEUB "Second, I believe despite the dizzying technological changes I've seen in my lifetime, the more things change, the more they say the same. The Sherman Act of 1890, the foundation of American antitrust law, passed largely through the efforts of farmers and ranchers. They sought to combat the railroads and shepherds and grain elevators who abused their"
Hearing Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "Well, not in the case of what happens with the trillion dollar cuts and Medicaid facilities start closing and rural clinics start closing. And if that was not enough, then they went and devastated food programs in America, kicking farmers and ranchers in the teeth and closing rural grocery stores. That's the big, beautiful bill. They just voted on"
Hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service"
house Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
TOM SCHULTZ "So I think the biggest thing is whether it's prescribed fire, letting folks know what we're planning to do and when that is, they might be aware of that. The other issue is we developed, we have a system called PODS, which looks at areas that we can basically, operational delineation lines that we can put on the maps, that we can see where we need to protect communities, and we share that information with cooperators, including farmers and ranchers, so that they can see those areas as well in terms of where we want to stop, fire, and protect those communities, including those private lands..."
Hearing The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_13 "on providing for the common defense, and restoring peace through strength. He stopped the unfair trade practices that were perpetrated on our great nation, leveled the playing field for our farmers and ranchers and manufacturers and our workers. He declared war on"
Hearing H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
CROCKETT, JASMINE "If some people don't want to talk about measles or whooping cough, we can just talk about the fact that the vast majority of the country right now is scared to eat lettuce because they believe that they may start pooping and can't stop. Now I didn't even know that this existed, but this is where we are. We are at the point that y'all are so careless with who it is that runs the CDC, and y'all are so reckless that from our farmers and ranchers not knowing whether or not their cattle is going to survive, or literally people saying, I can't eat the berries and the salad because I may not be able..."
Hearing The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
SESSIONS, PETE "It is important for you to understand that when people talk about the stock market or investment, farmers and ranchers look out in their backyard at the cost of their equipment, at the cost of their land, at the cost of things. They don't have a stock"
Testimony THE HONORABLE BROOKE ROLLINS
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Well, I know we have, the three of us, continue this conversation, you two up there and me and how important this is, and the good news is, aside from what Senator Jim Doomsday Justice outlined for us a minute ago, aside from that, the good news is, with these 19 new trade deals, surging exports, we're bringing input costs down. Once this Iranian conflict is over, I mean, fuel was down 50%, fertilizer was down 50%, labor was down 46%, and that's just in the first year of this administration,..."
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"And while the primary beneficiaries will be the American citizen and our children, that the—almost as important, the beneficiaries will be our great farmers and ranchers and the importance that they play in that. Of course, alongside so many of our farmers that produce great commodities that go to feed livestock around the world or go to—into the fuel tanks here in America, there's an incredible balance there. And for me, being able to advocate and work the policy and to try to drive more..."
Testimony HOEVEN, JOHN
Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, t...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"How are you going to help us out? Regulating in a common-sense, farmer-friendly way is not only important for our farmers and ranchers, but it actually creates more and better opportunity for hunters, because they can't hunt on that land unless farmers allow them to do so. You'd agree with"
Testimony HOEVEN, JOHN
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I know I've worked very hard to get included. I know you have worked very hard to get included, and I want to thank you and your whole department for your work on it and for this vital support of our farmers and ranchers. What I want to ask you about, though, is actually crop insurance. The number one risk management tool that our farmers have is crop insurance, and the buy-up option is critically important. It covers 67 million acres, 67 million acres of farmland in this"
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Yeah, absolutely. That's a great question. So we export 25% of our pork production, 15% of beef, and 15% of poultry production. So a decent amount of what we produce is exported, but a lot of what's exported is not consumed in high levels here in the US. So that helps bring value back to producers, American farmers, and ranchers who are able to send some of those products that see higher demand elsewhere. It also generates additional revenue and income for our corn and soybean farmers, hundreds..."
Testimony BROWN, SHONTEL M.
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member Craig. Secretary Rollins, over the last year, this administration has repeatedly said that we are entering a golden age, a golden age of American agriculture. Well, frankly, that would come as news to the farmers and ranchers I talk to in Ohio and around the country, because the only thing that is truly golden right now is the price of fertilizer, while farm country and rural America struggle. Farmers are facing trade wars and real wars, rising..."
Testimony CRAIG, ANGIE
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"clothe, and fuel the world. And thank you to our witnesses here today to help us, and more importantly, the country, better understand the crisis we are facing, and perhaps more importantly, how the decisions we make as leaders can support each of you. This committee, more than most, has historically worked on a bipartisan basis to help give farmers and ranchers the certainty they need. Mr. Chairman, I look forward to working with you toward the goal of a bipartisan farm bill that can get the..."
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"profession, feeding a hungry world. In one of my numerous midlife crises, I decided I was going to use my time in the United States Senate and my time in the United States House of being involved in the Hunger Caucus, both domestic and global. And I want to make sure that this program fulfills the needs, it benefits farmers and ranchers, but it fulfills the needs of hungry people. And I want to make sure that my moral commitment to seeing that occurs continues to occur. It generates, it..."
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"So from the rising costs of oil and gas to, you know, especially that diesel that is just pushing so many folks right now, this amendment provides $5 billion in farmer assistance, requires the USDA use the specialty crop emergency framework created by the Farm Bill, common sense policy to help our farmers and ranchers across the country. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. And with that, I now move that Lujan No. 5 be voted"
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Rural Americans are asking themselves whether their family farms and ranches are going to survive and whether the next generation will be able to take over. I met last week with Colorado sugar beet growers who stand to be wiped out this year by the combination of drought and falling prices. They are desperately wondering, like farmers and ranchers all over America, whether the cooperatives, processors, and small businesses that they depend on will still exist at the end of this year or next..."
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"and it makes the nutrition crisis that the Republican Budget Bill created even worse for millions of Americans by straining state budgets beyond repair. As Senator Klobuchar said, Colorado farmers and ranchers expect us to do better. Americans in rural areas and urban areas and everywhere in between expect us to do better, to consider policies that support agricultural producers and expand their markets instead of making their lives more difficult, that strengthens rural hospitals instead of..."
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"They may chat with you at church or the ballgame or maybe even at the grocery store. You know these folks and you know the families. I know I do. They're friends, they're family, they're neighbors, they're fellow parishioners. Taking nearly 200 billion dollars in purchasing power doesn't just hurt these families and these kids that need these programs. It's also the farmers and ranchers in our program. The eloquence of Senator Booker talking about how these food programs support local farmers..."
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"So I want to thank Senator Booker for his passion and also for his remarks about what's going on in this country, and I also appreciated the majority leader's views that this was a problem and that while this is an attempt to fix it for one year, and I believe you've worked on it, all we are asking for is to take care of what is really essentially 10% of the snap cuts so that our states are all on an even playing field to fix it, which is the two-year shift to the states, and I do hope, and I..."
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"I just use this as a reminder to both of us. My favorite people in the world are my farmers and ranchers and people who live in rural communities. My favorite people in Congress are those who represent those kind of people, because we almost exclusively represent their values and their character and what they do for a living, what difference they make in rural Kansas and rural"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"This is about the states with very, very high error rates. We're holding hostage our farm community, and when you take livestock out of it, this is one of the poorest industries right now in America. It's not just farmers and ranchers. It's rural"
Testimony FEDORCHAK, JULIE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"can trigger a countdown that forces an engine into severe power restriction, slowing a vehicle to just five miles per hour. That's not an emissions problem. It's a reliability and a safety problem. In North Dakota, farmers and ranchers are spraying fields in a rare calm day or harvesting grain before a storm. They might be hauling grain to market and livestock to an auction. Energy producers are moving equipment to well sites. Truckers and contractors are driving hundreds of miles across rural..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank my colleague, Representative Fedorchuk, for bringing this bill because her leadership is sorely needed as we continue to make common sense modernizations to the Clean Air Act. Let's be honest. Farmers and ranchers are agricultural producers. They have a tough job. Anybody who doubts that, just go look at the mental health rates in rural"
Testimony CRAPO, MIKE
Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Robust enforcement ensures a level playing field and sends a clear signal that the United States stands behind its farmers, workers, and businesses. Fair market access and its enforcement is constantly tested by unfair trade practices used against our farmers and ranchers. Idaho producers often tell me about how these practices create significant economic hardships for our agriculture community, including among our dairy, onion, potato, sheep, and sugar beet"
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"At a time when our farmers are already stretched thin, we should be working to strengthen these trading relationships, not creating more doubt about access to our two most important markets. So, Ambassador Greer, can you commit that American farmers will not lose market access in Canada or Mexico as a result of your approach to USMCA negotiations? And how are you approaching the risk of retaliatory tariffs from Canada now that you've imposed 50 percent duties on a wide range of products that..."
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"The reality is that we are now losing our global leadership to Brazil as a result of the failed trade policy with respect to China. And the punishment they have taken is a punishment against our farmers and ranchers in this country and American leadership when it comes to agriculture. That is the result of this trade"
Testimony THE HONORABLE MIKE ROUNDS
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Chair Collins, Vice Chair Murray, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight why food security and national security go hand in hand. I'd also like to thank the Trump administration for recognizing that input pressures have made it more difficult for American farmers to support their own operations. In South Dakota, farming and ranching is more than a job. It's a way of life built on hard work, stewardship, and the hope of leaving the land better for the next..."
Testimony BROOKE ROLLINS
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"It provides a bridge and extends a hand to Americans who need it. It buys the nation the security that we need, and it buys us time to deconstruct and then reconstruct a new system, putting our farmers and ranchers first, and to restore the system that originally made America great. For our farmers, the defense of American freedom"
Testimony BROOKE ROLLINS
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Number two, USDA is investing significant funds in deconsolidating packing and supporting midsize and smaller packers around the country. I know that wasn't your question, but just to answer the bigger question, which is a really important one. But from my perspective, what the Trump USDA 2.0 has been hyper-focused on small and midsize farmers and ranchers. We have worked really hard on the $40 billion that has already moved through to make sure that that goes to where it is intended, which is..."
Testimony HEINRICH, MARTIN
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I think there is a very important antitrust case to be made here. At the same time, I've watched as your department has rescinded three important rules that were put in place to protect farmers and ranchers from unfair practices by the large meat packers. Those rules were supported by the American Farm Bureau and the National Farmers"
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Can you talk a little bit about that, the importance of not only the supplemental, but again, what we're doing in conjunction with that so we won't have supplementals in the future? Madam Secretary, I have a letter from Farm Bureau that I want to put into the record that just outlines requesting relief to sustain America's farmers and ranchers. Secretary Hicks, General Cain, one of the things that we're concerned about is"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Some of the greatest entrepreneurs in the world, I think, are our farmers and ranchers, and dealing with that level of uncertainty. Anyway, thank you all. I appreciate you all being"
Testimony D. ADAM CANDEUB
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Second, I believe despite the dizzying technological changes I've seen in my lifetime, the more things change, the more they say the same. The Sherman Act of 1890, the foundation of American antitrust law, passed largely through the efforts of farmers and ranchers. They sought to combat the railroads and shepherds and grain elevators who abused their"
Testimony D. ADAM CANDEUB
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Second, I believe despite the dizzying technological changes I've seen in my lifetime, the more things change, the more they say the same. The Sherman Act of 1890, the foundation of American antitrust law, passed largely through the efforts of farmers and ranchers. They sought to combat the railroads and shepherds and grain elevators who abused their"
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"Well, not in the case of what happens with the trillion dollar cuts and Medicaid facilities start closing and rural clinics start closing. And if that was not enough, then they went and devastated food programs in America, kicking farmers and ranchers in the teeth and closing rural grocery stores. That's the big, beautiful bill. They just voted on"
Testimony TOM SCHULTZ
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So I think the biggest thing is whether it's prescribed fire, letting folks know what we're planning to do and when that is, they might be aware of that. The other issue is we developed, we have a system called PODS, which looks at areas that we can basically, operational delineation lines that we can put on the maps, that we can see where we need to protect communities, and we share that information with cooperators, including farmers and ranchers, so that they can see those areas as well in..."
Testimony SPEAKER_13
Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Maybe following up on Congressman Baird's question with regard to agriculture, I represent a very large agricultural district, and the technology that we now have and that is being brought to bear with AI we think is very promising. As I understand it, NSF is partnering with the USDA, I think you mentioned that, to set up AI coordination hubs in every state, reaching farmers and ranchers through the land grant and the cooperative extension system. A couple of questions there. And then, how can..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"minutes. Chairman Hageman, Ranking Member Hall, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I feel little out of my element, all the talk about fish, and my part of the world is a little drier. My name is Jared Blankenship, and I'm representing Texas Farm Bureau and our more than 480,000 member families across the state of Texas. I serve as the state director for Texas Farm Bureau, representing District 1, farmers and ranchers, and this is in the panhandle..."
Testimony STANSBURY, MELANIE A.
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"minutes of questions. All right. Good afternoon. Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today. Thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member. I'm here today to stand with our ranchers and farmers who are the backbone of our communities. Dr. Merrick, I'm grateful you're here today to represent Mr. Blankenship, to represent our cattlemen back home. Thank you so much for"
Testimony STANSBURY, MELANIE A.
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"of the New World screwworm outbreak. Our ranchers and our farmers deserve to know that Congress has their back. I want to talk a little bit about what we're doing, what this bill is about, and how we're helping to support our farmers and ranchers back home. Also, to talk about how we ended up in this place because the reality is that the United States actually successfully eradicated the New World screwworm in the 1960s. That was an achievement that was sustained through science, investment,..."
Testimony SPEAKER_13
The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"on providing for the common defense, and restoring peace through strength. He stopped the unfair trade practices that were perpetrated on our great nation, leveled the playing field for our farmers and ranchers and manufacturers and our workers. He declared war on"
Testimony CROCKETT, JASMINE
H.R. 9098, the Congressional Records Protection Act; H. Res. 1394, Con...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"If some people don't want to talk about measles or whooping cough, we can just talk about the fact that the vast majority of the country right now is scared to eat lettuce because they believe that they may start pooping and can't stop. Now I didn't even know that this existed, but this is where we are. We are at the point that y'all are so careless with who it is that runs the CDC, and y'all are so reckless that from our farmers and ranchers not knowing whether or not their cattle is going to..."
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"It is important for you to understand that when people talk about the stock market or investment, farmers and ranchers look out in their backyard at the cost of their equipment, at the cost of their land, at the cost of things. They don't have a stock"
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"this report. Well, certainly I would agree that it's malpractice to run out of money and not let Congress know, because we need to be having those conversations about supplemental funding if that is the case, so that transparency is number one, respectful for taxpayers, but number two, just critical when a situation like that arises, so do you think a piece of legislation like this or even just the change in practice that you've made will be helpful in holding Well, it could be a hurricane on..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Helene hit the coast, went through seven or eight states, and the money was gone, so we should try to take every measure we can to ensure transparency there. this question. So it was wonderful to partner with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and really formalize what had been an informal arrangement where the USDA is advocating for our farmers and ranchers, the hardest-working Americans, to stand up against whether it's big government or activist environmental groups that are influencing..."