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Utah lawmaker says D.C. meetings underscored need for local food processing, regulatory relief
Summary
An unidentified Utah lawmaker described meetings in Washington, D.C., including a two-hour roundtable with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and said Utah urged the USDA to cut regulation and invest in local processing so the state can produce and process more of its own food.
An unidentified lawmaker from Utah said a recent trip to Washington, D.C., underscored the need for federal action to support local food production and processing.
"Growing up in a small town and running a family ranch, I've seen firsthand how agriculture, land, and water shape our daily lives," the lawmaker said, adding that they joined a group of rural lawmakers to meet leaders from the Forest Service, the EPA and the U.S.…
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