Agriculture
April 26, 2012
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, today held a hearing to...
Issues:Agriculture
April 13, 2012
Earlier this week, I organized a forum on the topic of forest management and invasive species which was held at Penn State University...
Issues:Agriculture
March 27, 2012
Today, U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy & Forestry, held a public hearing...
March 26, 2012
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson today announced a forum on the topic of forest management and invasive species...
March 22, 2012
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing to examine the job and economic impacts of the President’s...
Issues:AgricultureEnergy
March 8, 2012
National Agriculture Day is important for all of us, even for those who believe milk comes from convenience stores. Dr. Bruce McPheron, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University, often says, “Though we often take it for granted...
Issues:Agriculture
February 22, 2012
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson has nominated Ken Kane, a native of McKean County, Pa., to serve as a member of the National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest...
February 2, 2012
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Forest Service’s announcement of the Final Planning Rule...
December 9, 2011
Yesterday, the Full House Agriculture Committee held an oversight hearing to examine the collapse of MF Global...
Issues:Agriculture
December 8, 2011
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to support H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives vote of 268-150. H.R. 1633, which prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating farm dust that is already regulated at the state or local level, is the fourth federal regulatory reform measure that has passed the House in the last two weeks.
Issues:Agriculture