Agriculture
Farmers and agricultural producers are essential to North Carolina's First Congressional District. Our district produces tobacco, broiler chickens, sweet potatoes, soybeans, and more. North Carolina is the leading producer of tobacco in the country. As one of North Carolina's earliest sources of revenue, it remains vital to our local economy.
As the Vice Ranking Member of the powerful House Committee on Agriculture, Congressman Davis is fighting for fair and just policies and investments that promote equity and accommodate the diversity of our district's products and the uncertainty our farmers deal with daily.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Don Davis (NC-01), Brad Finstad (MN-01), and Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) have introduced H.R. 10911, US Swine Health Improvement Plan Act, bipartisan bill that would formally establish a voluntary US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory program to be known as the US Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP) to certify that herds at pork farms and pig breeding facilities across the country meet strong health standards.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) is urging the Internal Revenue Service to grant North Carolina the longest available period of federal penalty relief for highway use of dyed diesel fuel, providing temporary relief as farmers face record diesel prices during harvest season.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) sent a letter to President Donald J.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, spoke on the House floor in support of cattle producers in eastern North Carolina and across the country following the President's August 26 proclamation waiving out-of-quota tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of imported lean beef trimmings.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressmen Don Davis (NC-01) and Zach Nunn (IA-03) today introduced the bipartisan Fostering Agricultural Research and Modernization through Artificial Intelligence (FARM AI) Act, legislation to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) across American agriculture by modernizing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research and workforce programs.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, issued the following statement after voting to report out of Committee favorably H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) had the honor of hosting Nathanael Simmons, a 17-year-old senior at Mattamuskeet High School in Hyde County and a next-generation farmer, as his guest for the 2026 State of the Union Address. Afterward, Nathanael met President Donald J. Trump.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announced Nathanael Simmons, a 17-year-old senior at Mattamuskeet High School, and a next-generation farmer, as his guest for the 2026 State of the Union Address. Simmons comes from a multigenerational farming family stretching back eight generations. His father, Benjamin Simmons, III, started with just 12 acres, and today their operation spans more than 14,000 acres across eastern North Carolina.