WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following opening statement at a March 22, 2022, executive session to consider several pieces of legislation: * * * Welcome to today's Commerce Committee executive session on a number of items - I think 12 different items - and I want to start by thanking our teams on both sides of the aisle who worked very hard on this markup. Nikky Teuschel, Dave Stewart, Mel  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA HIGHLIGHTS Durum wheat production in Arizona, based on conditions as of May 1, 2022 is forecast at 6.37 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 36 percent above last year's product  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of May 1, 2022, is forecast at 49.60 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 29 percent below last year's  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan wheat growers anticipate lower yields in 2022 than they had last year, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director of USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Michigan wheat growers expect to harvest 425,000 acres, down 135,000 acres from last year. Wheat production in the State is expected to be 33.6 million b  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Kentucky Field Office issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the May Crop Production report today, forecasting a winter wheat yield of 80.0 bushels per acre, down from the record high yield of 87.0 last year. "This year's wheat crop is looking good, going into a critical growth s  more

HELENA, Montana, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: MONTANA HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Montana, based on conditions as of May 1, 2022, is forecast at 74.10 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 38 percent above last year's produ  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New Mexico Field Office issued the following news release: NEW MEXICO HIGHLIGHTS Hay stocks on New Mexico farms and ranches as of May 1, 2022 totaled 30,000 tons, down 25 percent from stocks of 40,000 tons on hand last year and the lowest New Mexico May 1 hay stocks since 21,000 tons in 1952, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Tennessee farmers expect to harvest 25.1 million bushels of winter wheat during 2022 according to the Tennessee Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2022 would be up 7 % from the previous year. Farmers seeded 420,000 acres last fall with 330,000 acres to be harvested for grain.   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Utah Field Office issued the following news release: UTAH HIGHLIGHTS Hay stocks on Utah farms and ranches as of May 1, 2022 totaled 290,000 tons, up 71 percent from stocks of 170,000 tons on hand last year, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Hay production for 2021 was  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Virginia Field Office issued the following news release: Virginia farmers expect to harvest 9.45 million bushels of winter wheat during 2022 according to the Virginia Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2022 would be up 18% from the previous year. Farmers seeded 250,000 acres last fall with 150,000 acres to be harvested for grain. Based  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: WYOMING HIGHLIGHTS Hay stocks on Wyoming farms and ranches as of May 1, 2022 totaled 200,000 tons, down 38 percent from stocks of 325,000 tons on hand last year, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Hay production for   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSPol)(TNSCapV) -- The National Pork Producers Council issued the following news on May 10, 2022: The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) was pleased with today's decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to extend the comment period to June 17 on its reporting requirements proposal on climate change-related information from publicly-traded companies and their customers, suppliers, and distributors. "NPPC thanks Chairman Gensler and the SEC for recognizin  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 10, 2022, on the economy: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today I'd like to talk about two potential paths forward to address the number-one challenge facing families today: inflation. This will not be my only speech on inflation, I'm sure. But when you look at the economy today, it's clear that we've made enormous strides. And our plans and our policies have produced the strongest job creation economy in modern ti  more

KANKAKEE, Illinois, May 12 -- President Biden issued the following remarks during his visit to O'Connor Farm on May 11, 2022, on supporting farmers and American families: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. Is this one working? There you go. Please, sit down. One of the things I want to put to rest -- everybody looks at me and says, "Have you ever been on a farm?" And I remind them that that no- -- what nobody knows: I come from the state of Delaware; I represented Delaware for 36 year  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is run by my good friend David Beasley. Under his leadership, WFP was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger, promote peace in conflict-affected areas and prevent the weaponization of food as part of war and hostilities. David will remain at WFP's helm for another year, which is very good news. The world is about to find out just how vital  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 12, 2022, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Just wanted to start with one topper for all of you. President Biden has directed the administration to work urgently to ensure that infant formula is safe and available for families across the country during the Abbott Nutrition voluntary recall. This has been -- this is work that's been underway for months. Today,  more