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House Committee on Agriculture: Press Releases

November 2009

October 2009

Subcommittee Considers the Future of Next Generation Biofuels (October 29, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Implementation of Farm Bill Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Provisions (October 28, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews the Economic Conditions Facing Pork Producers (October 22, 2009)
House Agriculture Committee Approves Legislation Strengthening Derivatives Regulation (October 21, 2009)
Subcommittee Examines USDA Rural Business Programs and Opportunities for Rural Entrepreneurship and Business Development (October 21, 2009)
Peterson Introduces OTC Derivatives Discussion Draft (October 9, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Implementation of Farm Bill Conservation Programs (October 7, 2009)

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Applauds USDA Efforts to Ease Dairy Crisis (July 31, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Watershed Proposals (July 30, 2009)
Peterson, Frank Announce Derivatives Legislation Outline (July 30, 2009)
Agriculture Committee Approves Four Bills for Floor Consideration (July 29, 2009)
Subcommittee Continues Review of Economic Conditions Facing the Dairy Industry (July 28, 2009)
Subcommittee Continues Review of Economic Conditions Facing the Dairy Industry (July 21, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Forestry Issues in Wisconsin (July 20, 2009)
House Agriculture Committee Continues Food Safety Discussion (July 16, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Economic Conditions Facing the Dairy Industry (July 14, 2009)
Joint Hearing Examines Regulation of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives (July 10, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Federal Rural Broadband Programs (July 9, 2009)

June 2009

House Passes Clean Energy Legislation with Significant Benefits for Agriculture (June 26, 2009)
Subcommittee Continues Review of Farm Policy Implementation (June 25, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Farm Policy Implementation (June 24, 2009)
Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson Statement on the AmericanClean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (June 23, 2009)
Chairman Peterson on Regulatory Reform Proposal (June 17, 2009)
Committee Discusses Pending Climate Legislation (June 11, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Credit Conditions in Rural America (June 11, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Rural Development Programs (June 10, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Foreign Currency Trading (June 4, 2009)
Agriculture Committee Publishes Climate Change Input from Stakeholder Groups (June 4, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews the Future of U.S. Forestry (June 3, 2009)

May 2009

Peterson Applauds Vilsack Announcement on DEIP (May 22, 2009)
Committee Reviews Proposals for Low Carbon Fuel Standards (May 21, 2009)
Peterson Introduces Legislation to Protect Domestic Biofuel Industry from Unfair Government Restrictions (May 14, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Federal Food Safety Standards for Fresh and Organic Produce (May 14, 2009)
Statement of Chairman Collin C. Peterson and Chairman Barney Frank on OTC Derivatives (May 13, 2009)
Subcommittee Examines Renewable Fuel Standard Implementation (May 6, 2009)
Joint Subcommittee Reviews National Animal Identification System (May 5, 2009)

April 2009

Subcommittee Investigates Civil Rights at USDA (April 29, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Federal Food Safety Programs at USDA (April 23, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Producers’ Views of Federal Crop Insurance Program (April 22, 2009)
House Agriculture Committee Begins Food Safety Discussion (April 2, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews the State of the Farm Economy (April 1, 2009)

March 2009

Subcommittee Highlights Innovation in Rural Development (March 31, 2009)
Subcommittee Discusses Obesity Issues (March 26, 2009)
Subcommittee Examines Tobacco Production in America (March 26, 2009)
House Ag Committee Chairman Peterson Statement on Vilsack Announcement of Dairy Purchases (March 26, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews USDA Administration of Conservation Program Contracts (March 25, 2009)
Committee Reaches Out on Climate Change (March 12, 2009)
House Agriculture Committee Adopts Budget Letter (March 12, 2009)
Subcommittee Reviews Animal Identification Systems (March 11, 2009)

February 2009

January 2009