Senator Welch to Discuss Farm Bill with Organic Farmers
Welch will tour and hold roundtable at Honey Field Farm
NORWICH, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, will join Vermont farmers and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) on Thursday, August 27th at 10:00 AM for a farm tour of Honey Field Farm. While visiting the farm, Senator Welch will discuss the future of the Farm Bill and his fight to improve the bill for Vermont’s organic farmers.
Senator Welch will be joined at Honey Field Farm by NOFA-VT, and farmers from Honey Field Farm, Luna Bleu Farm, Cedar Mountain Farm, Flying Dog Farm, Rockbottom Farm, Strafford Organic Creamery, and more.
Earlier this month, Senate Republicans’ partisan Farm Bill failed to advance in the Agriculture Committee. The bill is expected to be considered again by the Committee when the Senate returns to Washington in September. Senator Welch introduced several amendments and changes to Senate Republicans’ Farm Bill to better support organic farmers, including amendments to make it easier to enter the organics market, halt the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) reorganization plan, improve access to farm loans and credit, expand eligibility and access to conservation programs, support Farm to School nutrition programs, and cut red tape for small-scale meat producers in rural communities.
Senator Welch is the Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit.
LOGISTICS:
WHO: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.); Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT); Organic farmers from across Vermont
WHEN: Thursday, August 27th, 2026; 10:00 a.m. ET
WHERE: Honey Field Farm: 55 Butternut Rd., Norwich, VT
RSVP: Media are kindly asked to RSVP to Elisabeth_St.Onge@welch.senate.gov.
Media Note: Senator Welch is available to speak about the Farm Bill and President Trump’s trade war with Canada after the event.
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