Farm Bill

Pledges to Keep Up the Fight Against Trump’s Reckless Agriculture, Trade, and Economic Policies AMES, IOWA—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today traveled to Ames, Iowa, where he spoke with Iowa farmers and…

BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered remarks to a gathering of over 300 organic farmers and food businesses at the Northeast Organic Farmers’ Association of Vermont’s (NOFA-VT) annual winter conference this weekend.   “Vermont was an early pioneer of organic farming, and our…

Welch Joins Vermont Farmers and Agriculture Leaders in Fairlee  FAIRLEE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, was awarded the American Farm Bureau Federation’s “Friend of the Farm Bureau” Award for the 118th Congress…

VERNON, VT – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, toured the Miller Farm in Vernon to discuss Senate Democrats’ Farm Bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, and Federal support for farmers through programs like the Northeast Dairy Business…

WINOOSKI, VT –  Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, hosted a Listening Session in Winooski with community members and local leaders to discuss the progress Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration have made in advancing economic…