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Washington - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, has praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new Regional Agriculture Promotion Program (RAPP) for providing $300 million in its first year to support trade promotion for American farmers and businesses. The funding is part of a $1.2 billion investment in trade promotion through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), as requested by Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR). This investment builds upon existing USDA trade promotion...
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Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow has expressed her disappointment following a decision by the USMCA dispute settlement panel regarding Canada's dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation measures. The panel ruled in favor of Canada, which has fallen short on its dairy market access commitments under the USMCA.In a statement, Chairwoman Stabenow stated, "I am deeply disappointed by the decision of the USMCA panel on Canada's dairy TRQ allocations. Canada continues to fall short on the dairy market access commitments it made in...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) have announced that the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will hold a hearing to consider the nominations of Dr. Basil Ivanhoe Gooden and the Honorable Summer K. Mersinger.Dr. Basil Ivanhoe Gooden has been nominated to be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, while the Honorable Summer K. Mersinger has been nominated to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.The hearing is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 30,...
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, highlighted the importance of responsible adoption of agricultural technology and artificial intelligence (A.I.) at a recent hearing titled "Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence". The hearing aimed to explore the potential benefits and risks of integrating A.I. into the agricultural sector.In her opening statement, Senator Stabenow acknowledged that American agriculture has always been at the forefront of innovation and...
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In a joint statement, the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator John Boozman, Representative Mike Thompson, and Representative Austin Scott, expressed their commitment to avoiding a lapse in funding for key agricultural programs by extending the Farm Bill."As negotiations on funding the government progress, we were able to come together to avoid a lapse in funding for critical agricultural programs and provide certainty to producers," the statement read.The leaders emphasized that this extension should not be seen as a...
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Chairwoman Stabenow Statement on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
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Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on Oversight of USDA
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Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing of the U.S. Department Of Agriculture
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Ranking Member Boozman Opening Statement at Oversight of USDA Hearing
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Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Purchase of Diced Tomatoes
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USDA Seeks Nominees for the American Lamb Board
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USDA Seeks Nominees for the American Egg Board
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Ranking Member Boozman's Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing of the CFTC
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Boozman, Foxx Request More Time to Review Ag Rule, Cite Major Implications for Child Nutrition
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Ranking Member Boozman Praises Start of Consultation Process in Dispute Over Mexico’s Biotech Policy
Ranking Member Boozman Praises Start of Consultation Process in Dispute Over Mexico’s Biotech Policy
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Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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Senator Stabenow Announces Staff Hires, Full Committee Team in Preparation of Farm Bill Process
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Senators Stabenow, Boozman Invite Stakeholder Input Ahead of 2023 Farm Bill Process
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Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on Conservation and Forestry Programs in the Next Farm Bill
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Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on Oversight of CFTC