Changes in some Congressional committee assignments
in recent months leaves just one Florida member on the Agriculture Committee in the U. S. House of Representatives. AgNet is in Washington D. C. this week for some farm news gathering, sitting down first with Congressman Ted Yoho (R) from District 3, which encompasses a large area of North Central Florida. Yoho explains it’s a big week for agriculture on Capitol Hill and a good time for the Florida Farm Bureau delegation visit too. Click to read more about it, and to hear Congressman Yoho’s comments about key
components of the Farm Bill, set for Mark Up in both House and Senate Ag Committee’s this week. Last year’s mark up session of the previous attempt at a Farm Bill lasted well over 12 hours. This week’s mark up session on Wednesday is expected to be a long one too.
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