US House Ag Chair Looks to 2022
The House Agriculture Committee will start 2022 looking at the impact of electric vehicles on agriculture and rural America, Chairman David Scott told DTN in an interview last week.
Scott, D-Ga., said the committee will hold a hearing in early January on electric vehicles with auto manufacturers about not only cars, but potential changes that could be coming with electric tractors and other vehicles. That will include bringing in not only General Motors, but also Deere & Co. to discuss the role of electric vehicles in agricultural production.
"We have to find out its impact on agriculture," Scott said. "Are we going to be able to handle this in a proper way? What will the impact be on our food supply?"
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Scott, D-Ga., said the committee will hold a hearing in early January on electric vehicles with auto manufacturers about not only cars, but potential changes that could be coming with electric tractors and other vehicles. That will include bringing in not only General Motors, but also Deere & Co. to discuss the role of electric vehicles in agricultural production.
"We have to find out its impact on agriculture," Scott said. "Are we going to be able to handle this in a proper way? What will the impact be on our food supply?"
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