It is such an important time to be discussing these programs as we look into the farm bill.
We know it is getting worse, not better.
Maine has been a little bit ahead of the curve on testing for PFAS contamination.
This is a devastating problem, and we have to support it much more.
I appreciate some of the conversations people have been having about streamlining the process.
We encourage Congress to substantially increase REAP mandatory funding from $50 million to, at least, $500 million per y...
We believe that any funding for a Forest Conservation Easement Program must be in addition to the funding for ACEP.
it is so important today that we talk about how we reduce costs, but also how do we provide that important safety net.
Maine is the most forested state in the nation with a lot of private forest land, so that is a big interest to us.
I have been interested in this for a long time, and pushing NRCS to adopt composting as a conservation practice for seve...
We recommend raising the threshold for the lower tier to $50,000.
Rep. Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act provides important program innovations and funding vision.
Maine is considered one of the most rural states in the nation, and we have a lot of distance between internet service p...
We think this is a much-needed and important complement to the farm bill conservation programs.
Technical assistance is one of the key opportunities and, frankly, challenges when it comes to serving rural places.
Questions Submitted by Hon. Chellie Pingree, a Representative in Congress from Maine
What President Biden was, as a candidate, make this pledge. And that helped politicize the entire nomination process.
And when we talk about EQIP, we are looking at how do we make it more flexible?
