New Senate bill would task USDA to assess China ‘threat’ to ag supply chains

A new bill introduced this week in the Senate would task the Agriculture Department and other federal agencies to assess the threats posed to agricultural supply chains by China and provide recommendations to mitigate them. The “ Securing American Agriculture Act ,” the Senate companion to a House bill unveiled in April, was introduced by Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) on Thursday. According to a statement from Barrasso’s office , China controls 90 percent...