WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their colleagues-including Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04)-in reintroducing the Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education (Soil CARE) Act. Their bicameral bill would create a training program and curriculum to ensure that farmers and ranchers have access to information and tools to improve long-term soil health management, navigate degraded lands, promote profitability, and increase resilience to climate chaos-fueled extreme weather events like floods and droughts.
"Oregon's world-class agriculture industry deserves strong fe...