Agriculture
Growing up, I saw how hard my parents worked on our small cow and calf operation. New Mexico’s farmers and producers—many from families who have cultivated their land for generations—help drive our state’s economy and are an integral part of our culture and heritage. Their work has only gotten harder over the years, as they cope with drier land, less predictable rainfall, and rising costs impacting their operations.
As Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, I am focused on securing investments to make our local food production systems more resilient, bring down costs for families at the grocery store, and create new career opportunities for the next generation of producers.
Latest News
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after the framework of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act was released:
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), alongside Western state lawmakers, called on the Biden administration to make further investments to address long-term drought caused by climate change.
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WASHINGTON – Today, in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure nutritional needs are met for those suffering from the most severe forms of hunger by including...
