Subcommittees

The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is comprised of 20 members. 11 members of the majority; 9 members of the minority.  The Chairman and Ranking Member are selected at the start of each Congress, and members are assigned to the Committee thereafter.  For more information on the Senate Committee system, click here.

Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade


Chairman Boozman

Chairman

John Boozman (Arkansas) Official Website »

Republicans

  • Thad Cochran (Mississippi)
  • John Hoeven (North Dakota)
  • David Perdue (Georgia)
  • Charles Grassley (Iowa)
  • John Thune (South Dakota)
Ranking Member Donnelly

Ranking Member

Joe Donnelly (Indiana) Official Website »

Democrats

  • Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota)
  • Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
  • Michael Bennet (Colorado)

Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy


Chairman Ernst

Chairman

Joni Ernst (Iowa) Official Website »

Republicans

  • Thad Cochran (Mississippi)
  • John Hoeven (North Dakota)
  • David Perdue (Georgia)
  • Thom Tillis (North Carolina)
  • John Thune (South Dakota)
Ranking Member Heitkamp

Ranking Member

Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota) Official Website »

Democrats

  • Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
  • Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
  • Michael Bennet (Colorado)
  • Joe Donnelly (Indiana)

Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources


Chairman Perdue

Chairman

David Perdue (Georgia) Official Website »

Republicans

  • Thad Cochran (Mississippi)
  • Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
  • John Boozman (Arkansas)
  • Ben Sasse (Nebraska)
  • Charles Grassley (Iowa)
Ranking Member Bennet

Ranking Member

Michael Bennet (Colorado) Official Website »
  • Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
  • Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
  • Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota)
  • Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Pennsylvania)

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, and Agricultural Research


Chairman Hoeven

Chairman

John Hoeven (North Dakota) Official Website »

Republicans

  • Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
  • John Boozman (Arkansas)
  • Joni Ernst (Iowa)
  • Thom Tillis (North Carolina)
  • Ben Sasse (Nebraska)
Ranking Member Casey Jr.

Ranking Member

Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Pennsylvania) Official Website »

Democrats

  • Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
  • Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
  • Michael Bennet (Colorado)

Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security


Chairman Sasse

Chairman

Ben Sasse (Nebraska) Official Website »

Republicans

  • Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
  • Joni Ernst (Iowa)
  • Thom Tillis (North Carolina)
  • John Thune (South Dakota)
  • Charles Grassley (Iowa)
Ranking Member Gillibrand

Ranking Member

Kirsten Gillibrand (New York) Official Website »

Democrats

  • Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
  • Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
  • Joe Donnelly (Indiana)
  • Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Pennsylvania)