Agriculture
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.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) have introduced a bill to modernize the charter of the National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America) to better reflect agriculture education in the 21st Century.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today voted in favor of moving H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, out of the Agriculture Committee and to consideration before the full House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today joined with Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) and members of the House Agriculture Committee to introduce a new Farm Bill, H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT' Thompson today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its announcement to reopen enrollment for an improved safety net program for dairy farmers.
WASHINGTON –U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL) this week introduced the Farmers of Tomorrow Act, which is designed to make it easier for young farmers and veterans to purchase new land to begin a farming career.
Rule supports milk in schools, provides more flexibility with school lunches
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the School Meal Flexibility Rule, which provides regulatory changes for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.