Rick Allen

The House Agriculture Committee will advance several bills Thursday, including one supporters says will boost cattle contract transparency. The bipartisan, industry-backed Cattle Contract Library Act is expected to boost contract transparency and producer leverage in negotiating with packers, a top concern in the highly concentrated industry ...

During a recent exchange between congressman Rick Allen and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack focused on the past and future of black farmers. "American Rescue Plan includes 4 billion from USDA for loans to disadvantaged farmers," Allen noted. "But in that definition of disadvantaged farmers, and again, what we're hearing is a lot like if you wanna change in this country if you decide you w