Sen. Hoeven Hosts USDA Under Secretary Northey for Agriculture Roundtable, Receives Local Input on FSA, RMA & NRCS Programs
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- Efforts to make conservation programs more farmer-friendly.
- The Senate-House farm bill conference committee, on which Hoeven serves.
- The trade negotiations with
This local input is timely, as the farm bill conference committee held its first meeting last week. Hoeven continues his efforts to pass a strong farm bill into law as soon as possible, after which, the senator will work with Northey to implement the legislation and ensure
"Under Secretary Northey oversees agencies that have a tremendous impact on farm country," Hoeven said. "We appreciate his willingness to hear from our farmers and ranchers and thank him for working with us to help ensure
Wetlands Regulatory Relief
The recent reorganization of
Following this, the senator secured three amendments in the
Farm Bill Conference Committee
Hoeven was named to the conference committee as he is the fourth highest ranking majority member of the
- Maintaining Crop Insurance: Both the
- Improving Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) & Price Loss Coverage (PLC): Hoeven is working to build on strengths from both the
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- Improvements to CRP and Wetland Exemptions: Both Senate and House farm bills make changes to the Conservation Reserve Program and contain language related to defining minimal effects exemptions and mitigation banking.
- FSA Guaranteed and Direct Loans: The senator is working to maintain FSA loan increases during conference. The
- Trade/Market Access Program (MAP),
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NAFTA Negotiations
Last month, the administration announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with
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