Agriculture
Agriculture represents the second-largest industry in Florida. For a state as large and dynamic as ours, this means agriculture impacts a lot of people--and a lot of jobs.
As Florida's only voice on the House Committee on Agriculture, I am committed to putting my 30 years of experience working directly with farmers as a large-animal veterinarian to work for you.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement on House passage of the Conference Report for the 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2):
“Today we have cleared the final hurdle to ensure America’s farmers and ranchers have the certainty they need to produce the most affordable, highest quality food in the world. The hard-working families of our agriculture community put food on the table of over 300 million people every day. We are blessed to have such abundance provided by so few.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL) released the following statement upon being notified about the USDA’s decision to waive onsite inspections for the Emergency Forestry Restoration Program (EFRP) for counties affected by Hurricane Michael.
Yesterday Congressman Yoho (R-FL), along with over 50 other Members of Congress sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration in support of a petition to provide a waiver from certain Hours of Service (HOS) rules for livestock haulers. Upon doing so, Congressman Yoho released the following statement:
For too long, we’ve let food stamps, a massive part of America’s traditional welfare safety net, become a trap that keeps people who can and should be working dependent on the program. When the House of Representatives successfully passed the farm bill in June — and with it, provisions that expanded work requirements to able-bodied adults with no dependents and delivered much-needed welfare reform — we set out on the path to right this wrong.
Remarks as prepared for delivery:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Mexico have resolved bilateral issues concerning their trade negotiations:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives voted to send the 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2) to conference committee. Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, was named as one of the twenty-nine conferees for the 2018 Farm Bill. With the House and Senate passing their versions of this legislation, conferees are chosen from the House and Senate to come together and iron out differences between the two bills. Congressman Yoho and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (TX-11) released the following statements:
The House and the Senate have passed their versions of the farm bill. Now it is time for appointed legislators to hammer out the details for the final version of the bill. Ted Yoho, U.S. Congressman and member of the House Committee on Agriculture, believes that including funding for citrus greening is vital for the Florida citrus industry.
Before returning to Washington, D.C. earlier this week, Yoho stopped by AgNet Media’s Gainesville office where he expressed that the fate of the Florida citrus industry lies in this citrus greening research.
Sign ups for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP) is set to begin on July 16th. There may be some speculation as to how these payments will flow down to the growers. However according to U.S. Congressman of Florida’s 3rd District, Ted Yoho, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and his staff at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been working tirelessly to make this a smooth process for growers.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL), released the following statement after House passage of the 2018 Farm Bill:
“America’s farmers and ranchers are the reason we have the safest, most abundant food supply in the world. These hardworking families are one percent of the U.S. population, and yet they put food on the table for more than 300 million people daily; not to mention all over the world. The bill we passed today gives them the certainty and security they need to provide for all of us.