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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) voted to advance the nominations of Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and Devon Westhill to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights. The nominations were reported...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to consider the nominations of Dudley Hoskins to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Dr. Scott Hutchins to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the House Committee on Agriculture approved a reconciliation package: “I applaud Chairman Thompson’s leadership in advancing these provisions and taking this critical step to prevent a tax increase on...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Arkansas farmer Brad Doyle to share his perspective on the current state of the agricultural economy and the importance of conservation programs to the industry before members of the committee. Doyle is a third-generation farmer...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening remarks at the hearing “Perspectives from the Field, Part 4: Conservation.”The following is Chairman Boozman’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: “Good afternoon and welcome. It is my privilege to call...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) applauds President Trump’s trade deal with the United Kingdom that will expand market access for American agriculture products. He issued the following statement: “President Trump is delivering on his promise to negotiate better trade deals and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing to consider S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act, legislation to improve forest management and enhance tools to prevent and fight catastrophic wildfires. The following is the Chairman’s opening...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) announced the committee voted to advance the nominations of Judge Stephen Vaden to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. “This is a critical step to ensure USDA has the...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) applauded President Donald Trump’s appointments to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) positions in Arkansas. David Branscum will serve as Arkansas Rural Development Director and Ty Davis was named Farm Service Agency (FSA) State...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing to consider the nominations of Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Devon Westhill to be...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening remarks at the hearing to consider the nominations of Judge Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening statement at a legislative hearing to review S.222, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act and improving children’s health.    The following is Boozman’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: “Good morning and...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after USDA announced the rollout of the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program approved by Congress in December: “Congress approved this critical funding to provide a bridge to help ensure hardworking American...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) issued the following statement on USDA’s announcement to allow pork and poultry producers to operate at increased line speeds: “This is great news for American meat and...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Arkansas agribusiness leader Ben Noble to testify before the committee about the challenges facing rural communities and the importance of strong risk management tools and access to credit for farmers and rural businesses. Noble is the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening statement at the third committee hearing examining the farm economy titled “Perspectives from the Field: Risk Management, Credit and Rural Business Views on the Agricultural Economy Part 3.” The following is...

WASHINGTON - The Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology held a hearing to review the House-passed the Fix Our Forests Act and options to reduce catastrophic wildfire. Subcommittee Chairman Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) delivered an opening statement at the hearing. The following are Marshall’s remarks as...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) helped introduce legislation to protect the rice industry against dumping of cheap produce into U.S. markets from India and China.The Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act would establish a joint task force on...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening statement at the hearing “Perspectives from the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part II.” The following is Boozman’s opening statement as prepared for delivery. “Good morning and...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after USDA announced federal actions to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (bird flu): “Producers and consumers alike have experienced the economic burden of this outbreak since 2022. I applaud Secretary...