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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More on Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announces sending a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, calling for the immediate designation of all 19 counties in North Carolina's First Congressional District as disaster areas due to the severe drought conditions affecting the region.
U.S. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) held a joint press conference with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Bob Etheridge at Varnell Farms in Rocky Mount today, where he highlighted the need for an emergency declaration. Following the press conference, Congressman Davis and USDA FSA Bob Etheridge also visited Varnell Farms and Rest-A-Bit Farms to inspect corn and tobacco crops.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after voting to report out of Committee favorably H.R. 8467, The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-02), both members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, introduced H.R. 8198, the Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession (HEIRS) of Property Act.
Congressman Don Davis, D-N.C., last week discussed during a town hall the important role agriculture can play in creating the well-paying jobs that will convince more young people to stay and work in their own communities.
There’s never a shortage of agriculture news. Here are a few policy stories you may have missed over the past week.
Congress finalizes budget deal
After almost six months of delays, President Biden signed a bipartisan spending bill officially finalizing the federal government’s 2024 fiscal year budget. The bill eliminates the threat of a partial government shutdown for now. Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to finalize a budget for the 2025 fiscal year.
TARBORO, N.C., Feb. 21, 2024 – During a visit to Edgecombe County, N.C., a Rural Partners Network community, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden today announced that USDA is funding 216 projects in 45 states, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to bring high-speed internet, clean water, state-of-the-art infrastructure and economic growth to rural communities as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
A pair of North Carolina lawmakers want the Food and Drug Administration to end a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes.
U.S. Reps. Don Davis and David Rouzer, who are members of the House Committee on Agriculture, sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern about the FDA’s proposed rule to outlaw menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and its impact on the state’s working families and farmers.
GREENVILLE, NC. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) is pleased to announce the City of Wilson will receive a $749,463 grant to build a smart agriculture laboratory facility that supports the city’s existing broadband municipal fiber network as part of the