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Kansas Delegation Sends Letter Urging USDA to Restore NASS Surveys
Topeka, KS – Today, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) stood alongside the Kansas Delegation and 67 congressional colleagues in a unified effort by penning a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack. The letter urges the USDA to reconsider its decision to cancel or discontinue several National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports."The reports slated for discontinuation are highly valuable to the entire U.S. agricultural sector, and particularly for cattle, cotton, and grain. For example, the July Cattle report offers producers and market analysts key...
Senator Roger Marshall’s Statement on Senate Democrats Farm Bill Framework Release
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, expressed his thoughts on the recently released Democrats' Farm Bill framework. Senator Marshall highlighted his concerns and priorities regarding the bill."Putting pen to paper on the Farm Bill is long overdue and is welcomed by our farmers and ranchers as the next step in negotiations. As you might expect, the proposal, in its current form, largely reflects the Democrat priorities of more spending in the nutrition title and the addition of many new climate change...