Farm Bill is ‘investment in rural America,’ U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson says at Ag Progress Days

Halie Kines
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Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson brought his listening sessions on the federal Farm Bill to Penn State’s Ag Progress Days on Wednesday. For over an hour, Thompson, alongside Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Rick Roush, took questions from a crowded room of people.

Thompson, who chairs the House Committee on Agriculture, said they’re getting ready to rewrite the Farm Bill, which happens every five years. The “significant piece of legislation” includes 12 titles, Thompson said, and allocates $1.5 trillion over 10 years.

“It’s an investment in rural America and in the industry of agriculture. It’s $1.5 trillion over 10 years. And it’s everything from technology to nutrition and risk management, anything dealing with rural America — part of the Farm Bill,” Thompson said.

The majority of the funds, $1.1 trillion, will go to the nutrition title, Thompson said.

Below is a look at the listening session, along with other Ag Progress scenes from Wednesday:

U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson hosts a listening session about the farm bill at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson hosts a listening session about the farm bill at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Congressman Glenn Thompson speaks during Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Congressman Glenn Thompson speaks during Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Visitors walk along the displays at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Visitors walk along the displays at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
A man takes a break with a cow statue at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
A man takes a break with a cow statue at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Penn State masters student Pedram Zarei teaches a group of youngsters about calving assistance at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Penn State masters student Pedram Zarei teaches a group of youngsters about calving assistance at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Senator John Fetterman speaks at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Senator John Fetterman speaks at the Penn State Ag Progress Days on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.