WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's hearing titled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Broadband.” “I have said it before, and I will say it again – rural broadband is a critical and necessary tool for our rural communities and our farmers, ranchers, and foresters. We have heard that message loud and clear through our many broa... Read More »
WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Broadband.” [As prepared for delivery] Good morning and thank you for joining us. Today we are here to discuss the collaborative efforts of the USDA, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and the Federal Communications ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's hearing titled “Soil Health Practices and Programs that Support Regenerative Agriculture.” “In February of 2021, my first hearing as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee was on climate change and the U.S. agriculture and forestry sectors. As I noted in that hearing, long-term change... Read More »
WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing “Soil Health Practices and Programs that Support Regenerative Agriculture.” [As prepared for delivery] Good morning and welcome to today’s important hearing on soil health and the existing practices and programs that support producers as they protect and improve the health of the soil... Read More »
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET Hybrid Hearing – 1300 Longworth and via Zoom Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Title II Conservation Programs” A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this hearing can be found here. Tuesday, September 20, 2022 – 2:00 PM ET Hybrid Heari... Read More »
Wednesday, September 14, 2022– 10:00 AM ET Hybrid Hearing – 1300 Longworth and via Zoom Full Committee RE: “Soil Health Practices and Programs that Support Regenerative Agriculture” A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this hearing can be found here. Thursday, September 15, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET Hybrid Hearing – 1300 Longworth and via Zoom Full Comm... Read More »
WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott released the below statement following today’s announcement of American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act funded programs by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. “I applaud today’s announcement rolling out opportunities to address access to land and capital for underserved producers and efforts to train and recruit the next gener... Read More »
Fremont, OH – Today, the House Agriculture Committee held the fifth in a series of listening sessions entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field” at Terra State Community College in Fremont, Ohio. Two Members of Congress were joined by approximately 230 members of the public participating in person or streaming online. Audience members discussed topics including crop ins... Read More »
WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced several staffing additions and a promotion for the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee. DeShawn Blanding will serve as Legislative Assistant. Most recently, DeShawn served as the Policy and Strategy Specialist for the Rural Coalition. He was previously a Staff Assistant on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, N... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott submitted the following statement for the record on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. "Mr. Speaker, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 before us today makes historic investments in climate change mitigation, our critical forestry and conservation programs, rural communities, and energy and biofuels infrastructure. ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced the next in a series of listening sessions entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field.” The House Agriculture Committee has conducted a number of hearings in Washington, DC focused on the 2018 Farm Bill and improvements that can be made in the 2023 Farm Bill. This series of listening sessions ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott released highlights of the Committee’s activity and accomplishments throughout the 117th Congress. Hearings and Business Meetings Held: 61 The House Agriculture Committee has held 29 hearings and business meetings since the beginning of 2022, and 61 during the 117th Congress. Across these hearings, our Members have heard from 126... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Below is a statement from Chairman David Scott following the introduction of H.R 8590 the Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act, his legislation to help small farmers and ranchers in the cattle industry. “As I have said time and again, it is a crisis in this nation that we have lost an average of 17,000 cattle ranchers per year. The drivers of this loss are complex and multi-face... Read More »
WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee Chair Stacey Plaskett delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production Program.” [As prepared for delivery] Good morning and thank you to my colleagues and our witnesses for joining me today as we host this important discussion on hemp and the USDA Hemp Production Program. Today, we will hear from a ... Read More »
Northfield, MN – Today, the House Agriculture Committee held the fourth in a series of listening sessions entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field” at Far-Gaze Farms in Northfield, Minnesota. Two Members of Congress participated with approximately 130 members of the public participating in person and over 1,000 streaming online. Audience members discussed topics inclu... Read More »
