politics | Morning Ag Clips

January 8, 2017

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr/Creative Commons)

LEADERSHIP ...

Roberts again tapped to lead Ag Committee

U.S. Senator Roberts will once again lead Senate Committee on Agriculture

January 11, 2017

House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) (Texas Military Department, Flickr/Creative Commons)

AG POLICY ...

New & returning agriculture leaders

Conaway announces new & returning Ag Committee Republican members

January 16, 2017

POLICY DISCUSSION ...

UF|IFAS hosts ag policy conference

Topics include the economy, food and nutrition policy, agricultural labor

January 17, 2017

ENVIRONMENT ...

GOP targets Endangered Species Act

Republicans see an opportunity to advance broad changes to law

January 18, 2017

AG LABOR ...

Ag labor legislation proposed

Would move H-2A Agricultural Visa program oversight to Dept. of Ag

January 19, 2017

Sonny Perdue USDA Secretary of Agriculture (Public Domain/US Embassy Photo by Pablo Castro)

AG SECRETARY PICK ...

Perdue to be tapped for ag secretary

Trump's choice to lead the Agriculture Department is Sonny Perdue

January 19, 2017

STATEMENT ...

MFB on Snyder's State of State

MFB looks forward to continued partnership with Governor and legislature

January 19, 2017

Scott Pruitt

LEADERSHIP ...

Pruitt is U.S. EPA administrator nominee

Pruitt supports RFS, judicious use of waiver authority

January 22, 2017

NFU President Roger Johnson (National Farmers Union, Flickr)

AG POLICY ...

NFU on Trump team deal with Bayer

Group concerned with potential approval of the Bayer-Monsanto acquisition

January 23, 2017

UPCOMING EVENT ...

Congressional Action Tour

Registration open through Feb. 24 for tour, planned for March 28 – April 2