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WALL, S.D. — Congressman Dusty Johnson applauding the new interstate agreement Thursday afternoon while touring the Wall Meat processing facility.
He talked with the staff to get a feel for how the business is faring.
Johnson says there are two major issues when it comes to meat processing in the U.S. – transparency and capacity.
He says businesses, such as Wall Meat, are good examples of how the country can increase capacity by processing locally.
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VALLEY SPRINGS, S.D. (KELO) — Infrastructure, carbon, trade, taxes and the dry farming season were among the many topics discussed Monday between members of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association and South Dakota Soybean Association when they met with U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson at a farm near Valley Springs.
June is National Dairy Month, and in South Dakota we have a lot to celebrate.
Over the last three years, milk production has grown 35% in South Dakota. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, total cheese production in South Dakota increased 16% in a year when many states were not as fortunate.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D) today led several of their colleagues in urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to continue the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the nation's four biggest meatpackers. Thune and Johnson's bicameral letter also requested that DOJ provide Congress with updates on its investigation and encouraged ongoing vigilance on this issue.
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Two members of South Dakota's congressional delegation are urging US Attorney General Merrick Garland to continue the US Department of Justice investigation into the nation's four biggest meatpackers.
In a bicameral letter, Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson, along with several of their colleagues, also requested that DOJ provide Congress with updates on its investigation and encouraged ongoing vigilance on this issue.
Washington, D.C. – This week Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Ron Kind (D-WI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Jim Costa (D-CA) led more than 70 of their colleagues in requesting U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to urge Vietnam to eliminate tariffs on U.S. pork to improve market access for local producers.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) along with Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westermann (R-AR-04) introduced theForestry Improvements to Restore the Environment Act, or the FIRE Act, which would provide new management tools to expedite forest restoration activities, restore forest health, grow rural economies, and produce climate resilient commun
Ethanol Producer Magazine
Members of the House Biofuels Caucus, led by Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., on April 8 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to prioritize the Renewable Fuel Standard and the use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.
Rapid City Journal
Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., was named the most effective Republican for agriculture issues by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a joint project of Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia, among others.
The nonpartisan group also listed Johnson as tied for third on effectiveness for Native American policy issues.
Washington, D.C. – Today members of the Biofuels Caucus, led by Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD), urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Secretary Regan to meet with the bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss prioritizing the Renewable Fuel Standard and higher ethanol and biodiesel blends in consultation with agricultural stakeholders. According to recent reports, biofuels or corn ethanol produce greenhouse gas emissions at a significantly lower rate than gasoline.