GRAND ISLAND – On Monday, August 26th, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) will host his first-ever “Federal Issues Forum” at the Nebraska State Fair. The event will take place from 10AM-1PM CT and include three panel discussions on Nebraska’s agriculture industry. The panels will be open to the public attending the State Fair and include a moderated question and answer portion.
“Serving Nebraskans will always be my first priority and it’s important that we do everything we can to protect our number one industry in the state which is agriculture,” Ricketts said. “That’s why we’re doing this Federal Issues Forum at the Nebraska State Fair. I want to make sure that Washington knows about the challenges and opportunities agriculture has in states like Nebraska.”
Ricketts first announced the forum in an interview with Nebraska TV’s Steve White.
Panels at the forum will include:
“Environmental Overregulation: A Conversation on Government Overreach, Electric Vehicles & More” hosted By Senator Pete Rickets. Panelists will be Senator Shelley Moore-Capito (R-WV), the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, and Former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
“Food Security Is National Security: A Panel On The Importance Of Trade To The U.S.” hosted by Congressman Adrian Smith. Panelists will include Former USTR Chief Agriculture Negotiator Gregg Doud and Former United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture Ambassador Kip Tom
“Navigating The Process: A Panel On Agribusiness And The Federal Government” hosted by Senator Pete Ricketts. Panelists include President-Elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Buck Wehrbein, Sustainable Beef’s Rusty Kemp, and KAPPA Ethanol’s Chuck Woodside.
