In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by PFAS, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden introduced the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act. The legislation, which was also co-sponsored by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), would authorize grants for states to provide… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a $600,000 grant awarded through the American Rescue Plan to support underserved Maine farmers and foresters. The Cumberland County Food Service Security Council’s (CCFSC) project aims to assist Afro indigenous, Black, and other limited resource producers in owning and operating agricultural enterprises. In June, Pingree wrote… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Governor Janet Mills today hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in Gorham, Maine to highlight the state’s Free School Meals Program, which ensures free, universal access to school meals. On a tour of Gorham Middle School, Vilsack, Mills, and Pingree, along with Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) led 54 Members of Congress in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to quickly implement an Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) rule, including the compliance timeframe for outdoor access and density. The long-awaited… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is urging the Biden Administration to incorporate “food is medicine” proposals into the White House’s platform for the upcoming Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Pingree, along with Reps. Kim Schrier and Derek Kilmer, detailed the important role that Food is Medicine interventions play in… Read more »
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $385 million in nine projects that will benefit Maine’s forest products and agriculture industries while helping to combat climate change.
The grants, which were awarded under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $600,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants awarded to three meat and poultry processors in Maine’s First Congressional District. Awarded through the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program (MPIRG), the funding will help strengthen and develop new market opportunities for meat and poultry… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D- Maine) is applauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $300 million investment, made possible in part with American Rescue Plan funds, to provide comprehensive support for both organic farmers and conventional farmers looking to transition to organic production. Announced this week by… Read more »
Today, July 29, 2022, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks M.D. (IA-02) and House Agriculture Committee member Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) introduced the bipartisan Biochar Research Network Act of 2022. This bill would create a National Biochar Research Network where biochar would be tested on varieties of soil to see how well biochar absorbs carbon and benefit farmers in… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined several of her House colleagues in writing a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting an update on its investigation into allegations of market manipulation by the nation’s four biggest beef packing companies.
Over the last few decades, the four largest beef packing companies have grown and consolidated… Read more »
