Agriculture

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today approved a 5-year Farm Bill agreement that charts a better path for America's farmers and ranchers, rural communities, small businesses, and consumers across the country.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for issuing a rule to provide schools more flexibility in implementing federal nutrition standards.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today called on Senate Democrats, who are negotiating the Farm Bill, to come to the table and get the job done for all Americans.

WASHINGTON – House Leadership today appointed U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson, Vice Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, to the conference committee tasked with negotiating a final Farm Bill.

The House and Senate have each passed their own versions of the 2018 Farm Bill, and a final bill must pass both chambers of Congress before it can be sent to the president to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, to address the economic challenges facing the nation's farmers and ranchers, while making historic investments in federal nutrition programs.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today reminded local dairy producers that the enrollment period for the federal safety net program has been extended to June 22, 2018.

U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson wrote the following op-ed for PennLive/The Patriot-News:

When my wife, Penny, and I were just starting out in the early 1980s, like many young couples, we struggled to make ends meet.