As a strong supporter of American farmers, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today said he was pleased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to disavow its initial support for a proposal asking people to reduce the amount of meat they eat by one day a week to help reduce the impacts of the debunked science of global warming. Read more »

Building on his efforts to protect young people in agriculture against excessive government rules, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) has voted in favor of legislation that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing rules restricting the type of work young people can do on farms. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9), following months of advocacy on the issue, today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn its proposed rule on youth who work in agriculture, bringing to an end a rule that would have undermined the ability of farmers to hire youth to work on farms. Read more »

After a series of floods and damaging weather events devastated family farms from coast to coast this past year, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is co-sponsoring legislation that would create tax-deferred farm savings accounts to help farmers prepare Read more »

After months of pressing the U.S. Department of Labor to scrap proposed rules that would restrict the ability of young Missourians to consider agricultural-related careers and limit farmers' options when hiring young people, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemey Read more »

In an effort to ensure Missouri farmers have timely access to the supplies they need to be successful, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6) have successfully secured language in the federal highway bill that will exempt truc Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is again calling on the U.S. Department of Labor to scrap proposed rules that would restrict the ability of young Missourians to consider agricultural-related careers and limit farmers' options when hiring young peo Read more »