Washington Policy
Senator Pete Ricketts, the Republican from Nebraska, is advocating for essential worker status for the 50,000 employees of the US Dept. of Agriculture amid government shutdown concerns.
U.S. Senators are calling for stronger legislation to address national security and food security risks of allowing foreign actors to buy up American farmland.
Monday’s event in Kansas City, Kansas, was attended by agriculturalists as well as business magnates and government officials and helped shed light on issues impacting agriculture.
Tech leaders address urgent connectivity needs in Rural America at House Subcommittee Hearing on Communication and Technology this week in Washington.
Uncertainty grips agriculture as the countdown to the Farm Bill’s expiration date nears.
