Olympia Snowe and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) and co-sponsored by U.S. The ACF commissioner said he also wanted to assure the continuing support for the Farm Bill amendment sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, Senate Agricultural Committee staff, and delegation members of other states, to discuss Maine’s next options regarding the Farm Bill. Capitol, Whitcomb met with Maine delegation staff members, U.S. The trip showed how critical and engaged our Maine congressional delegation is.”ĭuring the trip to the U.S. “We discussed with the entire Maine delegation the impact of expired programs that support research, senior citizens, organic certification and dairy. “Maine is involved in offering solutions and is partnering with interested office holders,” Commissioner Walt Whitcomb of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) said about his visit. “an important step” in dealing with the issue of the expired 2008 Farm Bill and its damaging impact on several sections of the rural economy, especially Maine’s dairy farmers.
Trip Shows Maine Delegation Supportįor more information contact: Jeanne Curran at:ĪUGUSTA, Maine – State agriculture officials are calling their visit to Washington D.C. State Agriculture Officials Say Washington D.C.
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