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  • McHugh to Administration: Dairy Must Be Protected During Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
    Sep 25, 2008  - U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-Pierrepont Manor) sent a letter today to United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab expressing reservations regarding the announcement that the United States will enter negotiations to join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement. Congres... More
  • McHugh Fights for New York’s Farmers
    Sep 17, 2008  - Congressman John M. McHugh (NY-Pierrepont Manor) announced today that he has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives specifically targeted to help dairy farmers in New York and across the country have access to the workers they need to help their farms remain viable. Congressman McHug... More
  • Farm Bill Passed by House Includes Provisions Critical to Northern and Central New York
    May 14, 2008  - Congressman John M. McHugh (R- Pierrepont Manor) released the following statement today after passage of H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008: “I was pleased to support the Farm Bill that the House passed today, which contained a number of provisions that would benefit the Congr... More
  • McHugh E-News: An Update from Congressman John M. McHugh
    Oct 23, 2007  -  Dear Friends, I hope you find this issue of the “McHugh E-News” useful and informative. As always, I welcome your comments and enjoy hearing from you. It has been a busy summer and fall in Washington and I am eager to update you regarding my efforts on your behalf. Sincerely yours, John M. McH... More
  • McHUGH: FARM SERVICE AGENCY WILL STAY IN OSWEGO COUNTY
    Oct 2, 2007  - U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY) today announced that the New York Farm Service Agency (FSA) has spared the Oswego County FSA office in Mexico, New York, from closure in its revised plan for office consolidation. McHugh and other local officials were notified by the United States Department of... More
  • McHUGH STANDS UP FOR NORTH COUNTRY DAIRY FARMERS
    Jul 27, 2007  -  U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh today voted for H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act. The legislation, which would extend the Farm Bill through 2012, was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 231-191. The bill received strong support from numerous agricultural and e... More
  • McHUGH URGES FUNDING TO HANDLE FARMING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
    Jul 17, 2007  - U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY) has authored H.R. 3044, the Agrofuel Rural Energy Empowerment Act. The legislation is designed to ensure that anaerobic digestion systems are eligible for guaranteed loans under section 9006 of the 2002 Farm Bill and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQ... More
  • INVESTING IN OURSELVES
    Jun 22, 2007  - For far too long, farmers have received the short end of the stick in a marketplace that rewards middlemen rather than producers. We must do all that we can to assist farmers across Northern New York toward financial independence. And in doing so, we must support their efforts to reach up the agricu... More
  • McHUGH PROTECTS NEW YORK DAIRY FARMERS
    Jun 19, 2007  - U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY) co-authored H.R. 2766, the National Dairy Equity Act (NDEA), a bill that will aid and protect dairy farmers in Northern New York and across the country. The NDEA is a comprehensive plan designed to establish a minimum price for fluid milk and will create a mark... More
  • McHUGH INTRODUCES BILL TO AID RURAL FARMERS
    Jun 13, 2007  -  U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY) introduced H.R. 2658, the Rural Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit of 2007, which is designed to give producers an incentive to invest in value-added enterprises. Examples of a value-added enterprise, which is basically taking an agr... More
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