WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is leading 19 of her colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“We write with serious concern regarding the announced...
WASHINGTON – Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is leading 25 of her colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“We write with strong concern regarding the reorganization of...
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is leading 23 of her colleagues in raising strong concerns about the reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“We write with strong concern regarding the...
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing titled “Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers.” In her remarks, Senator...
WASHINGTON – All Democrats on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry released the following statement on the passage of the House Farm Bill.
“We have been clear that the Farm Bill must address the needs of American farmers and families. With a five-year high in small farm bankruptcies, the Farm Bill must address rising input...
WASHINGTON – Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Boozman (R-AK), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA.) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer emphasizing the importance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USCMA) for American farmers ahead of the Agreement’s six-year joint review and urging improved...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the statement below following the President’s 2027 USDA budget request.
“The President’s proposed budget for the USDA falls far short of what rural Americans need right now — it cuts nearly one-fifth of USDA’s...
Over 70% of ag producers and retailers are now less confident in USDA reports
WASHINGTON – Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,...
Administration announcement comes after Klobuchar called for action
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the statement below after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an emergency waiver allowing for the year-round sales of E15.
“I...
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is urging the Administration to make E15 available before the summer driving season to help reduce rising domestic fuel prices. E15 is a blend of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol. Since the outbreak of war in Iran began, gas prices...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered remarks at the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit conference.
In her remarks, Ranking Member Klobuchar addressed the need to strengthen domestic supply chains for producers. Senator Klobuchar also highlighted...
Joined by Senators Thune and Marshall, Klobuchar proposes plans to increase domestic fertilizer production, increase price transparency
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan bills to address high fertilizer costs in the wake of the war in Iran, tariff threats on...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing: Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products.
A rough transcript of Klobuchar’s full opening statement is available...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered remarks to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy conference today.
In her remarks, Ranking Member Klobuchar addressed the Supreme Court's forthcoming decision on the...
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related...
WASHINGTON – Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety, led 10 of their colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to expedite and...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General on staffing levels at USDA. Klobuchar requested this report in March.
“The U.S. Department of...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Mike Rounds (R-SD) led 21 of their colleagues in urging Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to move forward with the USDA’s avian flu vaccine strategy for poultry while encouraging a comprehensive, science-based...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the administration’s announcement of assistance to farmers impacted by President Trump’s tariffs.
“While we need to help farmers who have been hurt by the President’s across-the-board...