(Concord, NH) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) today applauded the announcement that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has approved a loan of $293,000 and a grant of $516,000 to the Deer Estates Cooperative in Milan, NH. Kuster, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, pushed for the expansion of USDA Rural Development funding in the… Read more »

(Wolfeboro, NH) - Today Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the first Member of Congress from New Hampshire to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in decades, took part in a rural development listening session with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue. This listening session is part of Secretary Perdue’s Rural Prosperity Task Force and provided… Read more »

(Concord, NH) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman John Faso (NY-19) introduced the Veterans and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation which reauthorizes the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program (ATTRA). This grant program, which is set to expire next year, helps veterans returning from war transition to civilian life by… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Last week was a busy one that started with the rare occurrence of a solar eclipse! It was wonderful visiting with everyone at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord for the eclipse watch party, and I hope you had the chance to experience this amazing natural phenomenon as well!  At the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center for the solar eclipse watch… Read more »

Congresswoman Kuster Touring La Cite Ecologique Eco-Village in Colebrook High resolution version of the photo is available here (Colebrook, NH) - Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited La Cite Ecologique Eco-Village, where she toured the facility and met with local farmers and stakeholders to discuss the 2018 Farm Bill, which covers programs related to farming,… Read more »

Dear Friend,  I want to fill you in on the work I was doing last week on your behalf in our great district.  I had the pleasure of hearing from local farmers in Boscawen about the 2018 Farm Bill and ways we can bolster New Hampshire’s agricultural sector. This was the first of three listening sessions I am holding throughout the district and it provided a unique… Read more »

As dairy farmers across New England continue to struggle with historically low milk prices, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Maggie Hassan, Congresswoman Annie Kuster, and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of members of Congress on Wednesday in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use its authority to provide dairy farmers with the relief… Read more »

(Hanover, NH) - Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined local farmers, foresters, conservationists and other stakeholders at Dartmouth College’s Organic Farm to discuss the 2018 Farm Bill and hear their thoughts about this critical legislation. The Farm Bill, which is reauthorized every five years by Congress, covers programs related to agriculture, such as nutrition,… Read more »

Kuster speaks to participants at Farm Bill listening session in Boscawen, NH  (Boscawen, NH) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, gathered local farmers and leaders from New Hampshire’s agricultural industry to discuss the upcoming 2018 Farm Bill and opportunities to support New Hampshire priorities. The Farm Bill… Read more »

Tomorrow, August 16th at 3:00 PM at the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Office in Boscawen, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) invites local farmers, foresters, conservationists and other stakeholders to join her to discuss the 2018 Farm Bill and hear their thoughts about this critical legislation.  The Farm Bill, which is reauthorized every five years by Congress,… Read more »