Agriculture
Senator Wyden continues to push for farm policy that addresses the needs of Oregon’s many specialty crop, fruit and vegetable growers. During negotiations over the most recent Farm Bill (2008), Wyden pushed provisions like the Specialty Crop Research Initiative and the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program which are together bringing nearly $700 million into the state over ten years.
The bill also included provisions authored by Senator Wyden that provided millions in mandatory funding for advanced biofuels development while ensuring that biofuels focuses on existing agricultural production and not virgin grasslands or forests.
Latest
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April 25, 2014
Wyden Welcomes FDA’s Common-Sense Pledge to Revise Flawed Rule on Brewers’ Spent Grains
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November 01, 2013
Wyden Statement on Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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July 30, 2013
Wyden Statement on Japan’s Decision to Resume Purchases of Oregon Wheat
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June 10, 2013
Farm Bill Includes Wyden Provisions to Fight Hunger and Bring Local Food to Schools
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May 31, 2013
Wyden Asks Ag. Secretary Vilsack to Ensure Discovery of Genetically Engineered Wheat Does Not Affect Trade
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May 09, 2013
Wyden, Merkley Ask Agriculture, Interior Secretaries for Emergency Grazing Rights on Federal Land in Southeastern and South Central Oregon
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March 29, 2013
Wyden, Merkley Applaud Sustainable Fisheries Decision
