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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and twelve members of Congress asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to brief members of Congress on the risk Chinese-manufactured drones pose to America’s food supply and what the agencies are doing to protect American agriculture.
Rapid City Journal
The Memorial Day holiday usually begins the election-year countdown sprint where partisan politics typically overshadow serious legislation. But for Republicans in the House, last week ended with a victory: After more than 13 hours of markup last Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee passed their version of the farm bill.
Southern Farm Network
The House Ag Committee has passed their version of the next five-year farm bill, but congressional leaders are less than hopeful the bill will get across the finish line before a new fall deadline. South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson, one of the six main authors of the House version, says the bill includes several things he heard while holding listening sessions back home in South Dakota.
BIG News
The Farm Bill is an essential piece of legislation for farm and ranch country. It’s renewed every five years, allowing members of Congress to update programs in the bill to better serve rural America.
Washington, D.C. – The Farm Bill passed out of the House Agriculture Committee by a vote of 33-21 with support from U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.). The base text contains dozens of Johnson’s priorities, and his FOREST Act was adopted as an amendment.
Mitchell Republic
Rep. Dusty Johnson said there’s a lot to like about the currently-proposed Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee published draft text of the Farm Bill, which includes several of U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) priorities for farmers, ranchers, and rural Americans.
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson has introduced legislation he said will improve rural broadband infrastructure.
The FOREST Act, or Facilitating Optimal and Rapid Expansion and Sitting of Telecommunications, aims to simplify resources for rural communities looking to upgrade.