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Newhouse: Spy Balloon Stresses The Importance Of CCP Legislation
Newhouse: Spy Balloon Stresses The Importance Of CCP Legislation
Newhouse: Spy Balloon Stresses The Importance Of CCP Legislation
Earlier this month, central Washington’s Dan Newhouse led his House colleagues in the introduction of the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act.  The legislation would prohibit the purchase of public or private agricultural land in the United States by foreign nationals associated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China.  The Chair of the Western ...
USDA Hopes To Strengthen Grow Supply Chains With Grant Money
USDA Hopes To Strengthen Grow Supply Chains With Grant Money
USDA Hopes To Strengthen Grow Supply Chains With Grant Money
Over 180 projects nationwide are recipients of new USDA grants designed to expand and strengthen local and regional food systems.   “The funding that we've announced is $64 million for a total of 185 projects around the country," said Under Secretary for marketing and regulatory programs Jenny Moffitt.  "These projec...
Congressman Wants Investigation into Chinese Land Purchases
Congressman Wants Investigation into Chinese Land Purchases
Congressman Wants Investigation into Chinese Land Purchases
If Republicans take back a Congressional majority in November, Florida Representative Mike Waltz pledged that the House GOP would investigate the flow of Chinese money into the U.S. economy.  Waltz told Daily Mail that the steady encroachment not only poses a military threat but could also have wide-ranging impacts on the American economy.  Re...
Senators Introduce the Farmland Security Act
Senators Introduce the Farmland Security Act
Senators Introduce the Farmland Security Act
Last week, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin and Chuck Grassley of Iowa introduced the Farmland Security Act.  The two say they effort is designed to increase scrutiny over foreign investments into America’s agricultural land.  The legislation would make sure that Congress can address the impacts of foreign investments on family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food supply. “This bipartisa
Bill Would Prohibit China From Purchasing Ag Land in the U.S.
Bill Would Prohibit China From Purchasing Ag Land in the U.S.
Bill Would Prohibit China From Purchasing Ag Land in the U.S.
Representative Dan Newhouse, chair of the Western Caucus, recently introduced a bill aimed at preventing the Chinese government from purchasing public or private land in the U.S. The bill is called the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act. The ...
Farm Share Of U.S. Food Dollar Up One Cent In 2020
Farm Share Of U.S. Food Dollar Up One Cent In 2020
Farm Share Of U.S. Food Dollar Up One Cent In 2020
According to ERS, the farm share of the food dollar increased one cent in 2020. On average, U.S. farmers received 16.0 cents for farm commodity sales from each consumer dollar spent on domestically produced food in 2020, up from a revised 15 cents in 2019 ...
USDA Commits $215 Million for Food Supply Chain
USDA Commits $215 Million for Food Supply Chain
USDA Commits $215 Million for Food Supply Chain
On Thursday, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA will make available $215 million in grants and other support to make America’s food supply chain more resilient. The financing will help expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas. The ...
Vilsack: Our Food System Needs To Be Flexible
Vilsack: Our Food System Needs To Be Flexible
Vilsack: Our Food System Needs To Be Flexible
In any kind of system, when things change, it's ideal for it to be flexible, to bend and not break and make a fast correction when needed. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the farming industry found out during the pandemic that the U ...

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