ICYMI: Ricketts Announces Federal Issues Forum at State Fair on Nebraska TV

August 2, 2024

GRAND ISLAND, NE – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced he will be hosting his first-ever “Federal Issues Forum” at the Nebraska State Fair on August 26, 2024 from 10AM-1PM CT. The event will include three panel discussions on Nebraska’s agriculture industry.

“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 in an interview with Nebraska TV’s Steve White. “That’s why we’re doing this Federal Issues Forum at the Nebraska State Fair. I want to make sure that Washington knows what challenges agriculture is facing in states like Nebraska.”

Watch Ricketts’ interview with Nebraska TV HERE.

The panels will be open to the public and include a moderated question and answer portion. Panels include:

• “Environmental Overregulation: A Conversation on Government Overreach, Electric Vehicles & More” hosted By Senator Pete Ricketts. 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.

*** Media interested in attending must RSVP to Ian_Swanson@ricketts.senate.gov to receive detailed media guidance at a later date. ***

EVENT: Ricketts Hosts Federal Issues Forum at Nebraska State Fair