News from June 2023


Senators Stabenow, Boozman, Fetterman, Braun Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Horticulture Title of the Farm Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research will hold a hearing titled “Horticulture Title: How the Farm Bill Works for Specialty Crop Producers." U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) will chair this hearing.


Stabenow Statement on Bipartisan Agreement to Protect Economy and Avoid Catastrophic Default

News Release: WASHINGTON-Senator Debbie Stabenow released the following statement on Senate passage of the bipartisan bill to avoid default...


Agriculture Department discusses Implementation of Telecommunications Provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018; Correction on June 2

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ranking Member Boozman Statement on U.S. Request for Dispute Settlement Consultations on Mexico’s Biotech Policy

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement in support of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for dispute settlement consultations with Mexico over its biotech policy.


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records discussed on June 2 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




Statement by Secretary Vilsack Regarding USMCA Dispute Settlement Consultations Request on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 2, 2023 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These consultations are in regard to Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies.


Constituent Update - June 2, 2023

Release: FSIS has updated its voluntary guideline for federally regulated swine slaughter and pork processing establishments to control Salmonella in market hogs from pre-harvest through slaughter. FSIS updated the document in response to comments on the previous guideline. Updates include the addition of current...


Thompson Issues Statement On Fiscal Responsibility Act

Upon House passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement:


Senators Stabenow, Boozman, Fetterman, Braun Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Horticulture Title of the Farm Bill

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.)


Stabenow Statement on Bipartisan Agreement to Protect Economy and Avoid Catastrophic Default

Senator Debbie Stabenow released the following statement on Senate passage of the bipartisan bill to avoid default:


Ranking Member Boozman Statement on U.S. Request for Dispute Settlement Consultations on Mexico’s Biotech Policy

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement in support of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for dispute settlement consultations with Mexico over its biotech policy.


Granger on Resignation of Congressman Chris Stewart

Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement after Rep. Chris Stewart (UT) announced his planned resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives.


Granger on the Fiscal Responsibility Act

Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.


USDA Invests in Watershed Infrastructure to Help Communities Recover from, Prepare for Natural Disasters as Part of Investing in America Agenda

The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.


USDA Invests in Watershed Infrastructure in West Virginia to Help Communities Recover from and Prepare for Natural Disasters

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.


Improving Agronomy through a Passion for Research

After receiving her degree in Marketing and Communications with an emphasis in Agriculture from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Southern Minnesota native, Jody Wilhelm, met and married her husband, Aaron.


NRCS Seeks Proposals for Innovations for Conservation on Agricultural Lands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking proposals through June 23, 2023, for state-level Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for projects carried out in the state of South Dakota.


USDA-NRCS Announces Financial Assistance to Cheyenne County Landowners Along the South Fork Republican River

Eric A. Allness, Acting State Conservationist, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has announced that producers in the South Fork Republican River (SFRR) watershed in Cheynne county are eligible to receive financial assistance under the Regional Conservationist Partnership Program (RCPP).