More on Agriculture
Aug 28, 2012
Tipton speaks with water leaders
ALAMOSA — Congressman Scott Tipton (R) addressed local issues with members of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District board on Tuesday as part of a southern Colorado tour.
Aug 24, 2012
Gardner, Tipton Ask for Extended Grazing
Congressmen Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Scott Tipton (R-CO) have asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to extend the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for haying and livestock grazing through November.
Aug 2, 2012
Tipton Introduces Measure to End Death Tax, Protect Jobs
Rep. Scott Tipton introduced legislation today to provide relief from the punitive estate tax that threatens the very existence of family farms and small businesses as they are passed on from one generation to the next.
Aug 2, 2012
Colorado Congressional Delegation Urges FEMA to Expand Wildfire Disaster Declaration
Declaration Would Make Communities affected by High Park, Waldo Canyon, Woodland Heights, Last Chance Fires Eligible for Federal Assistance
Jul 26, 2012
Tipton Subcommittee Exposes Harmful Impact of Non-Tariff Barriers to Farm Exports and Rural Economic Growth
The Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, under the chairmanship of Rep. Scott Tipton, today held a hearing on the impact of foreign sanitary and phytosanitary measures on small family farms and agriculture exports.
Jul 19, 2012
Bill increases states’ rights over forests
States would be able to designate high-risk areas of trees killed by the bark beetle under legislation sought by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton.
Jul 16, 2012
Column: Restoring Healthy Forests by Rep. Scott Tipton
Forests in Colorado and across the Western United States are in critical condition.
Jul 13, 2012
The states’ emergency: Bill aimed at bark beetles, fire advances
Bark beetle, drought and wildfire risk have created a near-constant state of emergency — one U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton hopes to address with recent legislation.
Jul 13, 2012
Tipton seeks rural water funds
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., sponsored the amendment, which gained unanimous support from the House agriculture committee. The committee passed the 5-year, $500 billion bill 35-11 Thursday, but no decision has been made on full House consideration.
