Lucas Holds First Conservation Subcommittee Hearing - Oklahoma Farm Report

TFB president urges Congress to fund, enhance voluntary conservation programs - Texas Farm Bureau

By Julie Tomascik Editor Voluntary conservation practices help farmers and ranchers better steward the land and should remain in the next farm bill, Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening told a Congressional subcommittee this week. “Voluntary conservation practices have become a cornerstone of modern agricultural operations,” Boening said. “Our family implements conservation practices to improve water quality, soil health and wildlife habi…

Lucas Holds First Conservation Subcommittee Hearing - Oklahoma Farm Report

Click here or on the image above to watch the Q&A.Today, the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology held its first hearing entitled, “Supporting Farmers, Strengthening Conservation, Sustaining Working Lands”. As Chair of the subcommittee, Congressman Frank D. Lucas (OK-03) opened the hearing by examining the policies that led to the Dust Bowl and the subsequent efforts to restore conservation in American agriculture.