HARRISBURG, Pa. – On April 20, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota held a hearing in Harrisburg, Pa., to review dairy policy challenges and opportunities.

WASHINGTON - On April 14, 2010, Congressman Joe Baca, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing on access to healthy food and programs and proposals that can expand the availability of healthy food in areas with limited access. 
 

WASHINGTON - On March 23, 2010, Congressman Mike McIntyre, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to review efforts to improve rural water infrastructure.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Agricultural Credit Act of 2009 and the Florida National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2009. The House Agriculture Committee approved both bills for consideration by the House earlier that month.

WASHINGTON – On March 11, 2010, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review U.S. agricultural sales to Cuba.

WASHINGTON - On March 10, 2010, Congressman Joe Baca, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Forestry, held a hearing on the status of information technology systems at the United States Department of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON - On March 3, 2010, the House Committee on Agriculture approved two bills for floor consideration and adopted the annual budget views and estimates letter, which outlines the Committee’s budget recommendations for the federal agencies and programs under its jurisdiction for fiscal year 2011. 

WASHINGTON - On March 3, 2010, Congressman Leonard L. Boswell, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, held a hearing to review the implementation of changes to the Commodity Exchange Act contained in the 2008 Farm Bill.

WASHINGTON - On February 23, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota introduced legislation to expand U.S. agriculture exports to Cuba. This bipartisan bill, H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act, is co-sponsored by 30 other Members of Congress, including Representatives Jerry Moran of Kansas, Rosa L. DeLauro of Connecticut, and Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri.

Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.gov James Ryder (202) 225-0020 James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., issued the following statement on Renewable Fuel Standard regulations announced by the Obama Administration today. "Typical of most decisions made in Washington, there is some good and some bad in… Read more »