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House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Minority Member Collin Peterson today convened a field hearing in Nebraska City, Nebraska to review the 2002 Farm Bill. Twelve members of the Committee attended today’s hearing and heard from two panels of witnesses about a variety of farm policy issues including commodity programs, the farm economy, renewable energy, rural developm... Read more »

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Jerry Moran today convened a field hearing in the state capitol to review the potential effects of planned Missouri River “spring rises” on crop insurance policies for producers along the river. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for operating the River reservoir system for the purposes of flood control, navigation, ... Read more »

Today the House Committee on Agriculture adopted the budget views and estimates letter which outlines the Committee’s budget recommendations for the agencies and programs under the its jurisdiction. The letter will be submitted to Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle pursuant to section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and House Rule X, clause 4(f). The Committee recommends that any... Read more »

House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte today convened the second field hearing to review the 2002 Farm Bill. The hearing follows a field hearing held yesterday in Fayetteville, N.C. and is part of a series of hearings the Committee plans to conduct around the country. Fifteen members of the Committee attended today’s hearing and heard from two panels of witnesses about a variety of ... Read more »

House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte today convened the first hearing to review the 2002 Farm Bill. This is the first in a series of hearings the Committee plans to conduct to hear from producers around the country. The sixteen members of the Committee attending today’s hearing heard from two panels of witnesses representing the diverse agricultural interests of North Carolina. Th... Read more »

Witness lists for the February 6, 2006 hearing in Fayetteville, N.C. and the February 7, 2006 hearing in Auburn, AL are included below. Full Committee on Agriculture Field hearing to review federal farm policy Monday, February 6, 2006 1:00 p.m., EST Crown Expo Center, Section A Fayetteville, North Carolina WITNESS LIST Panel I Mr. David L. Burns, Cotton, Timber and Soybean Producer, Laurel Hill, N... Read more »

House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement today regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial talks underway in Hong Kong: “I am disappointed to hear of the European Union’s continued obstinacy in the WTO Ministerial talks in Hong Kong. Their refusal to discuss market access or even consider movement on their proposal is hindering any progress ... Read more »

Today the House passed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Reauthorization Act of 2005, H.R. 4473, by unanimous consent. The CFTC Reauthorization was introduced by House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte and passed by the Committee last week. H.R. 4473 includes provisions to remedy regulatory issues left unresolved following the enactment of Commodity Futures Modernizatio... Read more »

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Jerry Moran today chaired a hearing to review the technical procedures associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) establishment of Posted County Prices (PCPs). USDA monitors and sets over 88,000 PCPs each day. Recent producer feedback has indicated some slight regional discrepancies in PCPs. “It has been brought... Read more »