Agriculture

Nearly every week I travel to Oklahoma's farm country to speak directly with farmers and ranchers and listen to their needs.  I am committed to advocating on behalf of rural Oklahoma and ensuring that we remain a leader in America’s agriculture production.
 
Producing food in the United States is vital to our national security and prosperity, and production agriculture contributes billions to Oklahoma’s economy each year.  Having lived in a rural state all of my life, I proudly support the American farmer and rancher and recognize the invaluable role farmers have in our society.  Too often our farmers and ranchers are saddled with burdensome regulations that endanger our family farming operations.  I work to protect the hard-working, common sense values cultivated in rural America.  I will work closely with the communities of rural Oklahoma to enact policies that protect the family farm and keep the American food supply safe, reliable, and affordable.
 
I believe that it is essential that American agricultural policies protect private property rights of landowners and encourages conservation, help family farms struggling with unnecessary mandates and federal regulations, provide disaster relief to Oklahoma producers hit by severe natural disasters, promote Oklahoma’s ingenuity in alternative energies that does not compete with feedstock, and ensures that farmers and ranchers continue to have vibrant access to foreign markets to take advantage of the abundant market opportunities abroad.

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  • Inhofe Introduces the Federal Lands Freedom Act (FLFA) of 2015

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today introduced the Federal Lands Freedom Act (FLFA) of 2015 (S.490), legislation that would give states the authority to develop all forms of energy resources on federal lands located within their borders, excluding only those areas specifically designated as off-limits. At the time of introduction, the bill included the following co-sponsors:  Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas),  Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.),  Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) , David Vitter (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark). Read More

  • Inhofe Releases Annual Report For 2012-2013

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today released an annual report outlining initiatives and accomplishments from 2012 and 2013, many of which led him to receiving rankings as one of the top Senate conservatives by National Journal, Club for Growth, and the American Conservative Union.  Read More

  • Inhofe Introduces Amendment to Allow Horse Slaughter Plants

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today introduced an amendment to the omnibus spending bill that would strike a provision of the bill blocking the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from inspecting horse slaughter plants and thereby effectively banning these facilities in the United States. Read More

  • Inhofe: Approval of State Conservation Plan for LPC a Victory for Oklahoma

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today praised the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for approving the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) five-state conservation plan and encouraged FWS Director Dan Ashe to expeditiously approve the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) associated with the LPC conservation plan.  Read More

  • Inhofe, Pryor Question EPA's Authority to Retroactively Enforce SPCC Rule on Farmers

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) sent a letter Thursday to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting clarification on the EPA's interpretation of its authority with regard to enforcing the Spill, Prevention, Containment, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule on farmers. Read More

  • Corps of Engineers, Arkansas Oklahoma Port Operators, Navigation Stakeholders Agree to Resume 24-Hour Operations and Adopt New Lock Maintenance Plan

    CATOOSA, OKLA. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Arkansas Oklahoma Port Operators Association, announced the resumption of 24-hour operations and the adoption of a more efficient maintenance procedure plan for the locks and dams along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS), one that saves not only time but also money while helping to maintain the integrity of the system for those who ship cargo on the waterway. Read More

  • Inhofe Frustrated by Fish and Wildlife's Response, Vows to Continue Fight

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), today voiced his frustration with the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for denying a bipartisan request to amend a Settlement Agreement with environmental groups governing the process of determining whether to list the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  Read More