(Gray DC) There could be good news for farmers looking to participate in a popular federal land conservation program. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to expand the Conservation Reserve Program or CRP in the next farm bill. The CRP is a federal program that awards money to farmers, requiring them to stop production on their land for 10-15 year intervals to… Read more »

Maury Salz, president, CLAAS Omaha Inc., takes Rep. Bacon on tour of the company's state-of-the-art assembly facility in Omaha. The 2017 I Make America tour got underway at CLAAS of America last Thursday with a visit from first-term Congressman Don Bacon. To support this year’s tour and its theme (“Our Products, Our Jobs”), CLAAS hosted its… Read more »

Don Bacon spent his 29-year military career pursuing lofty dreams in the wild blue yonder, at one point serving as commander of the 55th Air Wing at Offutt Air Force Base and eventually retiring as a USAF brigadier general in 2014. What many constituents may not know about the freshman Republican congressman from Papillion, however, is that he grew up with his feet squarely on the ground… Read more »

President Donald Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian air base with cruise missiles last week was an appropriate response to the Syrian government’s recent use of sarin gas in attacking the town of Khan Sheikhoun, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Tuesday in Hastings. “I thought it was appropriate, it was proportional,” Bacon said in an interview with the Tribune… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- Urban Agriculture sounds like a term at odds with itself but it's a growing phenomenon and it's growing right here in the metro. Dr. Ann Bartuska, Acting Under Secretary of the USDA, was leading the charge Wednesday, helping to shine new light on the topic in Omaha. According the Ag Department, "small community gardens, urban farms that span several city… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon will travel to Europe next week with House Speaker Paul Ryan. Their trip is a political mission to improve U.S. relations with European allies after an outbreak of global terrorism. Bacon, of course, is a former air force general. Wednesday evening he held a town hall meeting for metro veterans. “We… Read more »

Congressman Don Bacon visited local veterans Wednesday. Bacon says his goal was to give veterans a chance to bring their issues to his attention. He says the gathering was very informative and he learned a lot. People expressed concerns about not getting into the VA for mental health reasons and the time it takes to get services they need. The Congressman wants to reform veterans… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. — Students from Bryan High School's agriculture academy got out of the classroom Wednesday- to talk crops with U.S. Rep. Don Bacon and U.S. Department of Agriculture acting undersecretary Dr. Ann Bartuska. "It opens up a lot more opportunities for some of the kids in our agriculture academy to branch out and see a bunch of different ideas of what kind of careers are… Read more »

From cotton and peanuts to corn and beef, there can be a lot to learn for a new congressman serving on the House Agriculture Committee, especially when a new federal farm bill is being crafted. Back in Nebraska for Congress’ Easter recess, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Omaha has been taking advantage of the opportunity to meet with Nebraska farmers and ranchers. "We're out here… Read more »

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Italy to meet with  the G7 industrialized nations this week and the crisis in Syria will be on the agenda. Last week the U.S. fired dozens of missiles at an air base in Syria where chemical weapons were launched that killed more than 80 people and injured dozens more.  Congressman Bacon agrees the air strike on Syria was necessary but there… Read more »