Articles Tagged with ''John Garamendi''

Farm groups are concerned the Senate version of the House-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act won't have the same strong provisions for getting U.S. farm goods onto container ships amid the supply chain crisis.

The House of Representatives Wednesday easily approved legislation aimed at stopping ocean carrier companies from refusing to load U.S. agricultural and other goods for exports to Asia and around the globe.

The U.S. dairy sector has evolved into an exporting powerhouse, but the international supply chain crisis is hitting the industry so hard that some are beginning to fear production may deteriorate.

The problems farmers are having getting their products to international buyers are costing sales, cutting profits and threatening to sever precious relationships with foreign customers.

Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., today introduced legislation to stop shipping companies from denying U.S. exporters the ability to get their commodities overseas as well as protect against excessive port fees.

American ag exporters have been finding it increasingly difficult to get their commodities into containers and onto ships as Chinese companies and international shippers monopolize ocean transportation, but lawmakers are hoping to alleviate the situation with new legislation.

Reps. TJ Cox and John Garamendi have introduced a bill that would expand low-interest, long-term loans for water projects.

A new report suggests the federal share of capital investment in water infrastructure should increase drastically to fight an aging system.

Nine California representatives are urging USDA to “utilize all purchasing authorities” to help the walnut industry.