August 2021: 13 press releases published by United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry

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August 2021: 13 press releases published by United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry

There were 13 press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry in August 2021.

The most recent press release, "Ranking Member Boozman’s Annual Arkansas Agriculture Tour Kicks-off on Monday," was submitted on Aug. 26, 2021.

The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry published 14 press releases the month before, marking a 7.1 percent decrease for the current month.

The Senate Agriculture Committee has the widest scope of any committee, wielding power over many of the interests that benefit from Depression-era federal agricultural subsidies, including the tobacco industry, sugar, peanut, and cotton growers, and dairy farmers.

Committee members attract large donations from the agriculture sector. Senate Agriculture Committee members also have jurisdiction over commodities markets, helping them draw contributions from the financial industry.

Press releases by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry in August 2021
TitlePublication Date
Ranking Member Boozman’s Annual Arkansas Agriculture Tour Kicks-off on Monday08/26/2021
USDA Establishes Dairy Donation Program08/25/2021
Ranking Member Boozman’s Statement on Announcement of Final Rule for Pandemic Relief Eligibility for Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers08/24/2021
Ranking Members Boozman, Thompson Express Concern with EPA’s Departure from Regulatory Process with Key Crop Protection Tool08/19/2021
Chairwoman Stabenow Issues Statement on the USDA Update of the Thrifty Food Plan08/16/2021
Ranking Members Boozman, Thompson Urge GAO Review of USDA Thrifty Food Plan Scheme08/13/2021
U.S. Senate Confirms Moffitt for Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs08/11/2021
Boozman Introduces Amendment to Ensure Rural Americans Continue to Have Access to Affordable, Reliable Energy08/10/2021
Senate Agrees to Boozman Amendment Protecting Rural Americans’ Access to Affordable, Reliable Energy08/10/2021
Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Torres Small and Bonnie to be Under Secretaries of Agriculture08/10/2021
Ranking Member Boozman’s Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Dr. Homer L. Wilkes to be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment08/05/2021
Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment Nominee Homer Wilkes08/05/2021
Ranking Member Boozman Continues to Push Back on Reckless Spending That Threatens Family Farmers and Ranchers08/04/2021