Senate Ag Committee hearing on 2023 Farm Bill
On June 17th, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a field hearing entitled “2023 Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Natural State” in Committee Ranking Member John Boozman’s (R-AR) home state. The hearing had two panels. The witnesses in the first panel were: Nathan Reed, Chairman, American Cotton Producers Brad Doyle, President, American …
Read MoreSenate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness hearing
Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness held a hearing entitled “Supply Chain Resiliency: Alleviating Backlogs and Strengthening Long-Term Security.” The witnesses in the hearing were: Scott Paul, President, Alliance for American Manufacturing Doug Potvin, CFO, Trinity Logistics Orit Frenkel, CEO, American Leadership Initiative Gilman …
Read MoreHouse Ag Committee hearing on Climate Research & Ag Resiliency
Yesterday, the House Ag Committee held a hearing entitled “The Role of Climate Research in Supporting Ag Resiliency.” The witnesses were: Thelma Velez, Program Manager, Organic Farming Research Foundation Sylvie Brouder, Professor, Purdue University Ali Fares, Professor, Prairie A&M University Benjamin Houlton, Dean and Professor, Cornell University Michael Vance on behalf …
Read MoreCFTC Voluntary Carbon Markets Roundtable
CFTC VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKETS CONVENING Overview For questions on the note below, please contact Kevin Batteh, Scott Parsons, or Edmund Perry at (202) 547-3035. On June 2nd, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) held a roundtable entitled “Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) Convening.” The roundtable was broken into four …
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