LINCOLN – Monday, Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation to designate March 20-26, 2022 as “Agriculture Week” in Nebraska.  The Governor issued the proclamation at the State Capitol, where he was joined by leaders from Nebraska’s agric'... Read More

LINCOLN, NEB. – Those interested in learning more about the candidates running for the District 40 seat in the Nebraska Legislature are invited to participate in a candidate forum sponsored by the Antelope, Cedar, Dixon, Holt, Knox, and Pierce Coun'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) is supporting a series of bipartisan initiatives to unleash clean, American biofuels to address the ongoing energy prices crisis.   “We should be using every tool at our disposal to '... Read More

OMAHA - The New York Times wants you to believe that farmers and ranchers are destroying the planet.   In an opinion video called “Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet,” the first of a three-part series, the narrator rants f'... Read More

LINCOLN - In his letter to residents of the state this week, Governor Pete Ricketts made the case for preserving water resources. "Nebraskans know every drop of water is precious.  Agriculture is our top industry.  It makes up 20% of our economy'... Read More

LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts and Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Steve Wellman hosted members of the Nebraska FFA Association at the State Capitol Thursday to proclaim “FFA Week.”  FFA is a youth organization that develop'... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, says  “House Democrats have shown time and time again they are not serious about addressing the threat posed by China and the C'... Read More

North Platte, Neb. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement Monday after learning that the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the Sackett vs. EPA case involving the definition of “wa'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today released the following statement on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act:   “Today, the American Farm Bureau reiterated its support for our efforts to ensure every s'... Read More

LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to retroactively reduce the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for 2020.  The EPA also announced 2021 and 2022 RVO'... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the EPA announced Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2020 retroactively, 2021, and 2022:   “'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently joined a group of her Republican colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to addre'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are announcing growing support for the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.   The senators introduced th'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Agriculture Committee,  announced the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.   Sen. Fischer has long worked to facilitate price discovery and'... Read More