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  • Upton, Subcommittee Pass Measure to Protect Michigan Farmers from Rigid EPA Regulation
    Jul 19, 2012 - Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) joined Members of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power in passing the draft “U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012,” which seeks to ensure American farmers have access to the agricultural fumigant methyl bromide for critical uses. The S... More
  • Upton Welcomes Disaster Designation to Help Local Farmers
    Jul 2, 2012 - Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) applauded yesterday’s disaster declaration by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for southwest Michigan fruit farmers who are facing one of the worst crop losses in decades. A mild winter followed by unseasonably warm temperatures in March caused Mich... More
  • Upton Requests Disaster Assistance for Michigan Farmers
    Jun 8, 2012 - Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) joined 11 other members of Michigan’s congressional delegation in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to issue a disaster declaration for Michigan farmers who are facing one of the worst crop losses in decades. A mild winter follow... More
  • Upton Commends Governor’s Action to Help Local Farmers
    Jun 1, 2012 - Today, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) applauded Governor Rick Snyder’s written request to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for a disaster designation for fruit farmers in southwest Michigan who are facing one of the worst crop losses in decades. A mild winter followed by unseasonably... More
  • Upton Surveys Local Fruit Crop Damage, Hosts Farmer Roundtable
    May 23, 2012 - This morning, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) got a firsthand look at the devastation wrought on southwest Michigan fruit farmers by unseasonably warm temperatures this March followed by April freezes. Upton toured three Berrien County farms to survey the recent damage to local fruit crops – i... More
  • WNDU: Upton surveys Michigan farmers' freeze damages
    May 23, 2012 - On Tuesday, Congressman Fred Upton got a firsthand look at the problems Michigan farmers are facing. Unseasonably warm temperatures in March followed by freezes in April devastated fruit farms in Michigan. On Tuesday, Congressman Fred Upton got a firsthand look at the problems Michigan farmers are f... More
  • WOOD-TV 8: Upton tours devastated fruit farms
    May 23, 2012 - The record-setting high temperatures in March devastated fruit crops throughout Michigan and brought US Rep. Fred Upton to local fruit farms in southwest Michigan Wednesday. The congressman - who chairs the Commerce committee in the House of Representatives -- also took part in a roundtable discussi... More
  • Upton Applauds Passage of Job-Creating Free Trade Agreements
    Oct 12, 2011 - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) voted in support of the three Free Trade Agreements (FTA), South Korea (H.R. 3080), Panama (H.R. 3079) and Columbia (H.R. 3078). The South Korea FTA passed the House by a vote of 278 - 151. The Panama FTA passed the House by a vote of 300 - 129. The Columbia FTA passed ... More
  • Upton Completes Sixth District Listening Tour
    Mar 25, 2011 - Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) yesterday completed a three-day series of 18 public listening sessions that included stops in Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties. The events, which were held from March 22-24, were attended by thousands of southwest Michigan re... More