John Boozman

Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman say the committee will hold a field hearing in Arkansas on Friday, June 17th. The hearing is designed to get input from agricultural producers and stakeholders as the process of writing the next farm bill gets underway ...

Farmers and consumers continue to battle soaring costs, as lawmakers turn their attention this week to concentration in the meatpacking industry. House and Senate Ag lawmakers are holding hearings on legislation to help boost profits for independent cattle producers and reduce prices for consumers ...

Michigan’s Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, and Ranking Member John Boozman of Arkansas announced the first 2023 Farm Bill listening session. The hearing will include input from a diverse range of agricultural producers and stakeholders about the next bill. The ...

Senators Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, Ranking Member John Boozman and Idaho's Mike Crapo are asking President Biden to quickly fill vacancies at USDA. They say filling the open positions can help increase trade opportunities for American agriculture ...

The Senate Agriculture Committee’s Ranking Member, John Boozman of Arkansas, wrote a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for a delay in the deadline for farmers to sign up for CRP. With inflation at a 40-year high and global food prices reaching a new record last month, Boozman wants the administration and USDA to look at ways of increasing food production. “To t ...

The centerpiece of President Biden's agenda is set to take center-stage in the Senate. This comes with less than two weeks remaining before Democrats' self-imposed Christmas deadline to pass the almost $2 trillion social spending and climate bill known as Build Back Better ...

Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small as the USDA’s Undersecretary for Rural Development. “As Undersecretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small will build on her legacy as a champion for small towns and rural communities, much like the one she grew up in in New Mexico,” said Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow. “She will give v ...

On Thursday, the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the nomination of Dr. Homer L. Wilkes to be USDA’s undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment. Wilkes currently serves as Director of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration Team. He s ...

Republican Senators call on U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller help Iraq purchase wheat. Four Senators joined Roger Marshall of Kansas in signing the letter, Senators John Boozman of Arkansas, Jerry Moran of Kansas, John Cornyn of Texas, and James Inhofe of Oklahoma ...

On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Jenny Moffitt as Agriculture Department undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow of Michigan says, “Moffitt brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective as both a farmer and a policy maker.” ...