Agriculture
Kansas Farmers and Ranchers can feed the world.
Kansas has a proud agricultural tradition, and I am honored to represent that here in the House of Representatives. Today, one in five Kansans, rural and urban, work in jobs related to agriculture and food production.
Kansas farmers typically produce more wheat than any other state in the nation and ranks in the top ten producing states for grain sorghum (first), sunflowers (third), hay (sixth), corn (seventh), and soybeans (ninth). Kansas ranchers also are a leader in beef production, with more than 19 percent of all U.S. beef originating from Kansas beef processing facilities. The state ranks third in cattle and calves on farms and third in cattle and calves on grain feed, 10th in hogs on farms, 11th in market sheep and lambs, 14th in meat and other goats, 16th in milk produced, and 19th in sheep and lambs on farms.
Kansas' bounty is plentiful, and for last available year, agricultural exports exceeded $4.7 billion. Increased trade opportunities will enhance the state's economy, and I am fully supportive of new trade agreements to open up more marketplaces for Kansas farmers.
As a fifth-generation American farmer, I bring first-hand knowledge of the challenges facing America's agriculture community. Sadly, agriculture is under attack in the United States. One of the greatest bureaucratic threats to the profitability of agriculture is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). During my tenure, the House has passed a numerous measures to lift the heavy regulatory hand of the EPA, but the Senate and the President have stalled any progress. Rather than trusting the duly elected Members of Congress, the EPA is intent on using backdoor regulatory and judiciary routes for imposing policy rejected by the American people.
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Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) issued the following statement in response to an announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) has been officially removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife:
“This announcement formalizes our big victory earlier this year when USFWS announced their plans to remove the LPC from the endangered species list.
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) supported the FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. It passed the House 231-196 on Thursday afternoon.
Today, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) cosponsored the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment (FAME) Act.
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) celebrated yet another victory for Kansas, as the Obama Administration surrendered to the intense pressure and abandoned their appeal of a court ruling deeming their listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) as illicit. The regulation was a real threat to the rural Kansas economy, as it restricted the ability of farmers and ranchers, oil and gas producers, and many other entrepreneurs to earn a living and operate a business to support their families.
US Congressman Tim Huelskamp held a town hall meeting at Casey's Cowtown Club on Tuesday.
Topics of discussion were Veterans Affairs, agriculture and trade as well as answering questions from those in attendance.
One of the people in attendance was Michael Burroughs, CEO of Western Plains Medical Complex, who thanked the Congressman for his support of the hospital.
"I appreciate the thanks," Huelskamp said. "But I also want to thank you for your support as well as the support of our veterans.
GREAT BEND, KS – Congressman Tim Huelskamp announced today that he and his staff representatives from his Kansas office will be available on Wednesday through Friday, April 6-8, at the Great Bend Farm and Ranch Expo. Staff can assist Kansans with their questions, comments, and concerns on issues affecting agriculture and other areas impacted by the federal government.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) made the following statement following the release of Barack Obama’s budget that attacks rural America with new oil taxes and major cuts to crop insurance and rural healthcare.
Today Congressman Tim Huelskamp released an official email communication from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) which revealed that the agency will not enforce their ‘threatened’ listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) anywhere in the U.S. This declaration followed an order from the U.S.
Huelskamp joined Greg Akagi from the Kansas Ag Network to discuss a variety of issues, including stopping Obama's Waters of the US Rule and the legislative agenda for 2016.
SALINA, KAN. – On Tuesday, members of the Saline County Farm Bureau Association board met with Congressman Tim Huelskamp, who represents Salina in Washington.
Huelskamp discussed many issues with the board members, including the federal government’s overreach with the Waters of the United States rule and the Endangered Species Act. How the government addresses technology in agriculture, especially FAA regulation on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, was also an issue of concern.