Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the Conference Report for H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 passed the House 369-47. The report passed the Senate earlier this week and will now go to President Trump’s desk for signature into law. “I am proud to vote for the Farm Bill. As a Conferee on the bill, I know firsthand just how… Read more »

As most folks across East Alabama know, the Agricultural industry is a money maker and job creator in our state. The Agriculture industry boasts over 500,000 jobs and brings in more than $70 billion total a year to Alabama. Because of this, I know firsthand how important agriculture is to all of us. As a senior member on the House Agriculture Committee, I make it a priority each year to… Read more »

Today Congressman Mike Rogers, a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, participated in a full committee hearing titled, “Recognizing the continuing contributions of the 1890s Land-Grant Universities on the 125th Anniversary of the passage of the Second Morrill Act.”  The hearing took place at 10:00 a.m. in 1300 Longworth House Office Building. The President… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers spent the afternoon in Clay County today at Dewberry Farms for a demonstration project on good forest roads, advocating for more common sense out of Washington when it comes to supporting Alabama’s agriculture-based economy. Rogers said the forest road demonstration will be used for educational purposes to promote how to correctly control soil… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers hosted a Third Congressional District Agriculture Advisory Committee meeting today in Auburn with local farmers and leaders in the agriculture industry from across East Alabama. Rogers’s committee, which includes farmers from all 13 counties across the Third District, meets regularly to discuss important issues facing the state’s number one… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after House passage of the House-Senate Conference Report for the Agricultural Act of 2014, known as the Farm Bill. Rogers supported the bill. “Agriculture is the largest industry in Alabama and I think this legislation helps give Alabama farmers and our economy some much-needed relief. “This final version of the Farm… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following comments today after the first Conference meeting on the Farm Bill.  “As we begin the conference committee on H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, I am honored to be working to resolve differences between the Farm Bills passed by each Chamber,” Rogers said. Alabama is home to over 48,000… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers announced today he was selected to serve as a Conferee for the Farm Bill.                “Agriculture is a $1 billion industry for my home state of Alabama and provides good-paying jobs for folks across the country. After almost five years of talks and extensions, the House and Senate will work to finalize a new Farm… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after passage of H.R. 3102, which passed the House of Representatives. "This bill will help reduce spending and allow food stamps to be used in the way they were intended to be used:  for those who need it most.  Today’s legislation would reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers hosted a Third Congressional District Agriculture Advisory Committee meeting today with local farmers and leaders in the agriculture industry from across East Alabama. Rogers regularly meets with them to discuss important issues facing the state’s number one industry. “The agriculture industry is a giant in Alabama employing over 475,000 folks and… Read more »