{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-receives-the-friend-of-farm-bureau-award", "Donnelly Receives the ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’ Award", "2016-10-21", "2016", "2016-10", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Donnelly Receives the \u2018Friend of Farm Bureau\u2019 Award\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSenator has consistently fought for Hoosier farmers \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, October 21, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBrownsburg, Ind. \u2013 U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly was awarded the Indiana Farm Bureau \u2018Friend of Farm Bureau\u2019 award today in recognition of his work and support for policies that benefit Hoosier farmers. After receiving the award at Little Ireland Farm in Brownsburg, Donnelly reviewed soil health and conservation efforts at the farm, including a demonstration on how to improve soil structure.\r\n\r\nTop left to right: Donnelly with Little Ireland Farm owner Jack Maloney and Donnelly watches a demonstration on soil health and conservation efforts; Bottom left to right: Donnelly with Hendricks County farmers and Donnelly receives \u2018Friend of Farm\u2019 Bureau award. To view more photos click here.\r\nDonnelly said, \u201cNo one knows more about agriculture than our farmers and their families, who live and work on the land every day. One of my top priorities is making sure our farmers have the opportunity to prosper. I am honored to receive the \u2018Friend of Farm Bureau\u2019 award and will continue to visit Hoosier farms, listen to farmers\u2019 ideas and concerns, and support policies that ensure our agriculture community can provide the food and fuel needed to power our country.\u201d\r\nKatrina Hall, Indiana Farm Bureau Public Policy Director, said, \u201cSenator Donnelly has proven to be one of the most accessible elected officials Indiana Farm Bureau members have ever experienced. He is willing to literally get his hands dirty with farmers to understand what they face. Joe Donnelly\u2019s tireless efforts in D.C. were integral to the development and passage of the biotechnology labelling bill. He has also been a strong advocate for Hoosier farmers on energy and environmental issues, most notably the Renewable Fuel Standard and the EPA\u2019s Waters of the U.S. rule. It is a blessing for Farm Bureau to have such a highly respected leader on Capitol Hill who is capable of moving the needle on policies that support Indiana\u2019s producers of food, fuel and fiber. We are proud to present him with the Friend of Farm Bureau award.\u201d\r\nDonnelly, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, helped negotiate the bipartisan biotechnology labeling legislation that was signed into law in July 2016, worked to improve the EPA\u2019s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, and is a strong supporter of biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard. He has visited more than a dozen farms since he began serving in the Senate in 2013. In addition to visiting farms across Indiana, he has held \u201cDonnelly Days\u201d to work alongside the agribusiness and agriculture community, including at Apache Sprayers in Mooresville and at Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron\u2019s Farm in Evansville.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-receives-the-friend-of-farm-bureau-award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6158849466592073, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}