Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded Virginia Tech $238,500 in Food and Ag Sciences National Needs Graduate and Post-grad Fellowship Grants. Virginia Tech plans to use the grant money to steer three graduate students towards the completion of their doctoral degree and… Read more »
I recently read an article in the Roanoke Times about a report done by Stacker.com listing the Virginia counties with the most farmland. According to Stacker, they compiled a list of the top 25 counties “using data from the Agriculture Department's Farm Service Agency. Farmers reported the data as mandated by participation in USDA income support programs, including Agriculture Risk… Read more »
In January, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Army Corps)’s published a final Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule. This rule is scheduled to take effect on March 20th. It makes significant changes to expand the federal government’s authority to regulate any body of water.
Using sweeping terms to define millions of acres, the rule… Read more »
On January 18th, the Federal Register officially published the Biden Administration’s final Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule. The rule was immediately met with heavy pushback from Republicans, like me. States and industry groups everywhere who saw the harm this new policy will have on Americans wasted no time filing lawsuits to stop the implementation of the rule. Texas filed a… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a $175,000 grant for construction of a farmers’ market in the Town of Independence:
“Farmers’ markets bring a variety of fresh, locally-grown products to consumers and support the agricultural producers in our communities. USDA Rural Development’s $175,000… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a $33,500 grant for construction of a farmers’ market in the Town of Chilhowie:
“Farmers’ markets bring a variety of fresh, locally-grown products to consumers and support the agricultural producers in our communities. USDA Rural Development’s $33,500 grant… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that the Town of Pulaski was selected to participate in the Federal Local Foods, Local Places program for 2019. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Northern Border Regional Commission. He issued the following statement:
“Pulaski’s selection for the Local Foods, Local… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the 2018 Farm Bill:
“I voted yes on the 2018 Farm Bill to provide stability and continuity for our important agricultural industry. Although I remain concerned about some of the bill’s provisions and its omissions, many farmers in the Ninth District depend on programs that this farm bill… Read more »
Honoring Our Veterans
Each November 11, our country honors Veterans Day. It is a way we can show our gratitude for those brave men and women who put on the uniform to protect us and the freedoms we cherish.
This year’s observance holds a special significance, for it is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced a total of $84,720.00 in grant funds for the construction of a farmers' market building in Hillsville, Virginia:
“These funds will go a long way toward supporting our local family farmers. The agriculture industry is an integral part of… Read more »
