Agriculture
Illinois family farmers know it’s more difficult to farm on the same land today that their predecessors farmed on generations ago. A changing world has brought new challenges, and I’m working to ensure Illinois remains a productive and sustainable hub for agriculture.
On the House Committee on Agriculture, I am our farmer’s trusted voice in Congress, making sure they have support to expand markets for their agricultural goods, get their crops insured against extreme weather events, and have their way of life protected for generations to come.
On the Committee, I will support rural communities on the General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee and the Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee.
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Congressional District, has announced more than $1.2 million in funding awarded to 12 rural
and small businesses and agriculture producers to lower energy costs and strengthen their
energy resilience.
PEORIA, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced over $180,000 in funding awarded to two rural and small businesses and agriculture producers in Central Illinois to lower energy costs and strengthen energy resilience.
On Thursday, September 28, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) hosted a telephone town hall with nearly 4,000 participants from Illinois' 17th Congressional District.
During the call, the Congressman spoke with constituents directly about the impacts of a government shutdown on working families, the progress of the upcoming Farm Bill, and his plan to cut costs for working families.
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) sat down with Agri-Pulse news to discuss the state of the 2023 Farm Bill and to talk about a government shutdown's affect on farmers and rural communities.
On the House Agriculture Committee, Sorensen is working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to draft a Farm Bill that works for agriculture industry workers in Central and Northwestern Illinois.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated four counties in Illinois 17th Congressional District (McDonough, Mercer, Fulton, and Tazewell) as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), alongside Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), introduced the Advancing Research on Agricultural Climate Impacts Act, bipartisan legislation to support farmers and combat extreme weather by better tracking farmers’ conservation efforts.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Congressman Danny Davis (IL-07), and Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) wrote a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide relief to farmers and ranchers suffering from severe drought by initiating the process for permitting emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program acres.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced bipartisan legislation with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) to preserve and restore the Driftless Area between Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.