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Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would designate 85 counties in the state of Ohio as primary natural disaster areas due to the losses caused by the drought and other natural disasters that have occurred throughout the 2012 crop year. Read more »

Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would designate Williams County as a primary natural disaster area and Defiance, Fulton, and Henry counties will be designated as contiguous counties. These designations allow for farm operators within these counties to be considered for certain assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). Defiance and Fulton… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and David Daniels, Director of Ohio Department of Agriculture will be touring farms throughout northwest Ohio to view areas of distress due to the drought. The first tour will begin in Fulton County on Monday, August 6, 2012. Congressman Latta and Director Daniels will meet with farmers to discuss the problems and issues they have encountered… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a public statement on April 26, 2012, indicating they would withdraw their September 2, 2011 proposed rule regarding children working on family farms.  Today, the Formal Notice of Withdrawal was published in the Federal Register, which is the final step required to officially withdraw the rule proposal.  You can view the notice here.… Read more »

Congressman Robert E. Latta The Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Opening Statement – For the Record September 22, 2010 MR. CHAIRMAN; RANKING MEMBER BURGESS: Thank you for holding this subcommittee hearing on the outbreak of Salmonella in eggs, as incidences of contaminated food products are a serious concern for public health. … Read more »

Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research Subcommittee Opening Statement on Climate Change Legislation and its Potential Economic Impacts on the Farming Sector Good Morning. Chairman Holden and Ranking Member Goodlatte.     Thank you for having this hearing today to examine Climate Change legislation and its economic impacts on the farm sector.  H.R. 2454, the… Read more »

Good Morning.  Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Lucas. Today, we are holding a hearing to review the Financial Stability Improvement Act discussion draft.  I would like to welcome the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Farm Credit… Read more »

House Agriculture Committee, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Opening Statement on next generation biofuels Good Morning. Chairman Holden and Ranking Member Goodlatte.     I would like to welcome our two distinguished panels of witnesses from the private sector and the USDA to discuss America’s future on next generation biofuels.  A… Read more »

Yesterday I joined Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Ranking Member on the House Committee on Agriculture, and other House Republicans to voice my opposition to H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.  In short, this bill would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unprecedented authority and oversight to further regulate our nation’s agriculture and livestock industry. … Read more »

WASHINGTON –  Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, along with all 17 Republican members of the Agriculture Committee sent Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter today asking for more time to consider the Waxman-Markey climate change and energy legislation (H.R. 2454).  Rep. Pelosi told committee chairmen that they had until June 19 to consider… Read more »