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Peterson, Conaway Ask for Cattle Market Review

Published August 10, 2020

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Michael Conaway are asking USDA to work with university research centers to analyze the cattle market. The lawmakers want the Agriculture Department to evaluate price discovery, price reporting, purchasing mandates and…

Prestigious Sheep Industry Award Goes to North Dakotan

Published January 31, 2019

The American Sheep Industry Association has honored Burdell Johnson of Tuttle, North Dakota with the McClure Silver Ram Award for a lifetime of service to the sheep industry. Johnson was instrumental in creating the Young Entrepreneur Group. ASI also presented…

Peterson Sheds Light on Farm Bill Negotiations

Published November 17, 2018

Negotiations need to be wrapped up Monday or Tuesday if the farm bill is going to pass before the end of the year. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson made that point Saturday during stops at the Minnesota Farm…

Conaway: Progress Made on the Farm Bill

Published October 5, 2018

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway and Ranking Member Collin Peterson came out of Thursday’s farm bill meeting and posed for a photo locked arm-in-arm. Conaway said progress is being…

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A Dispute Over the Commodity Title

Published October 4, 2018

In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow said significant issues remain in the farm bill process. "One of them really impacts the Dakotas and Minnesota and that's the commodity title," said…

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Conaway Focused on Finishing the Farm Bill

Published October 1, 2018

The 2014 Farm Bill expired this weekend and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway is frustrated. Conaway says progress has been made, but more work needs to be done. The Texas lawmaker is downplaying any talk of an extension. "I'm…

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Ag Committee Leadership Discuss the Farm Bill

Published July 27, 2018

House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership sat down to discuss the farm bill Thursday. All of the lawmakers at the table want to get the farm bill done on a timely basis. The Senate has not named the members of…

GOP Lawmakers Serve as Backdrop for White House Announcement

Published July 26, 2018

A group of Republican lawmakers were at the White House Wednesday to outline concerns about the Administration’s trade policy when they were brought into the Rose Garden announcement. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts said they unknowingly became “eye candy”…

Conaway Looks Forward to Conference Committee Process

Published June 22, 2018

There has been some bad blood between House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway and Ranking Member Collin Peterson in recent months. Conaway told the Red River Farm Network he is confident they can put that in the rearview mirror and…

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Peterson Still Questions Partisan Approach to House Farm Bill

Published June 22, 2018

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson voted against the farm bill, saying it will leave farmers and ranchers “vulnerable.” While the Senate version isn’t perfect, Peterson told the Red River Farm Network the Senate language will prevail. "It is…

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Peterson, Conaway Ask for Cattle Market Review

Prestigious Sheep Industry Award Goes to North Dakotan

Peterson Sheds Light on Farm Bill Negotiations

Conaway: Progress Made on the Farm Bill

A Dispute Over the Commodity Title

Conaway Focused on Finishing the Farm Bill

Ag Committee Leadership Discuss the Farm Bill

GOP Lawmakers Serve as Backdrop for White House Announcement

Conaway Looks Forward to Conference Committee Process

Peterson Still Questions Partisan Approach to House Farm Bill

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