Tomorrow, August 16^th 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, covers programs related to agriculture, such as nutrition, conservation, forestry, and rural development.

As the first Representative from New Hampshire to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in decades, Congresswoman Kuster is proud to advocate for the Granite State’s richly diverse agricultural industry.  To date this year, she has introduced legislation reauthorizing the Northern Border Regional Commission, as well as the Homegrown Organic Act and the Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act, which will reform and improve USDA National Resource Conservation Service programs.   

Who:

-Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02)

-Denis Ward, President, New Hampshire Farm Bureau

-Amy Ouellette, Associate Director for Programs, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

-Eileen Liponis, Executive Director, New Hampshire Food Bank

What:

Kuster to Host Listening Session on 2018 Farm Bill

When:

3:00 PM

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Where:

University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension—Merrimack County Office

315 Daniel Webster Highway

Boscawen, NH

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