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Subcommittees


Subcommittee on

General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

Ranking Member Tim Walz, Minn.

Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodities including barley, cotton, cottonseed, corn, grain sorghum, honey, mohair, oats, other oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, rice, soybeans, sugar, wheat, and wool; including the Commodity Credit Corporation; risk management policies and statutes, including Federal Crop Insurance; producer data and privacy issues.


 
Subcommittee on

Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit

Ranking Member David Scott, Ga.

Jurisdiction: Policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodity exchanges; agricultural credit; rural development; energy; rural electrification.


Subcommittee on

Conservation and Forestry

Ranking Member Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.

Jurisdiction: Policies and statutes relating to resource conservation, forestry and all forests under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Agriculture.


Subcommittee on

Nutrition

Ranking Member Jim McGovern, Mass.

Jurisdiction: Policies and statutes relating to nutrition, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and domestic commodity distribution and consumer initiatives.


Subcommittee on

Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research

Ranking Member Suzan DelBene, Wash.

Policies, statutes, and markets relating to horticulture, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, and ornamentals; bees; and organic agriculture; policies and statutes relating to marketing and promotion orders; pest and disease management; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; and biotechnology.


Subcommittee on

Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

Ranking Member Jim Costa, Calif.

Policies, statutes, and markets relating to all livestock, poultry, dairy, and seafood, including all products thereof; the inspection, marketing, and promotion of such commodities and products; aquaculture; animal welfare; grazing; foreign agricultural assistance and trade promotion.