John Hoeven: “For our livestock producers, obviously we have got to work on markets, on competition, on transparency.”

That’s the right kind of focus for our country’s chief law enforcement official, and the results are clear, as violent crime and other offenses have decreased across the country.

The legislation I included in the Farm Bill will prevent the spread of prairie dog habitats, while creating a larger setback on federal acres to protect private lands from prairie dog colonies.

This proposed rule will help provide greater certainty for our ranchers, energy producers and other stakeholders while ensuring the grasslands can be responsibly managed for multiple use.

We’re working to advance BRIC-funded infrastructure projects in Fessenden, Lincoln and Washburn, as well as the University of Mary’s wastewater improvement project.