Congressman Robin Hayes (NC-8), the Chairman of the U.S. House Livestock and Horticulture Agriculture Subcommittee, today held a hearing to review the impact of mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL). The Committee heard from representatives of the fruit, vegetable, fish and peanut industries. A witness list can be found at the bottom of this release. “A number of folks have expressed some re... Read more »
STATEMENT OF HOUSE AGRICULTUIRE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BOB GOODLATTE REGARDING U.S.- RUSSIA AGREEMENT ON U.S. MEAT AND POULTRY ACCESS “I am pleased with today’s development regarding access for U.S. meat and poultry into the Russian market. I represent the largest poultry producing district in the country, and Russia is America’s largest poultry market. Resolving this outstanding trade issue was imper... Read more »
Congressman Jerry Moran, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, today chaired a hearing to review crop insurance for program crop producers, including corn, cotton, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat and other crops covered by commodity program provisions under the 2002 Farm Bill. “Producers have faced a variety of regional disasters in recent y... Read more »
The House Agriculture committee today held a hearing to review a potential tobacco quota buyout. The Committee heard from four panels of witnesses consisting of Members of Congress, tobacco producers, tobacco product manufacturers, and health groups. “Today’s hearing gave the Committee the opportunity to hear from a number of different panels each with a unique perspective on the problems facing t... Read more »
AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING TO REVIEW OPERATIONS OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM Congressman Gil Gutknecht, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, convened a hearing today to review operations of the food stamp program, including implementation of the 2002 Farm Bill, completion of the implementation of the electronic benefi... Read more »
The House Agriculture committee today held a hearing to review the 2002 wildfire season, one of the worst in the last 50 years, and to get the views of federal, state, and local officials on the outlook for the remainder of the 2003 wildfire season. Congress has appropriated over half a billion dollars over the last three fiscal years to reduce hazardous fuel loads on the National Forests, and has... Read more »
The House Agriculture Committee today held a hearing to review the issue of geographical indications and the potential effect of proposals by countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural negotiations on United States agriculture and food exports. Geographical indications are a means by which producers of a product, including an agricultural product, can identify such a product as o... Read more »
Congressman Jerry Moran, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, today chaired a hearing to review crop insurance for specialty crop producers. "Despite significant progress, it can still be difficult for producers to obtain coverage for their particular crops," Chairman Moran said. The subcommittee heard from four witnesses who discussed the... Read more »
The House Committee on Agriculture today held a hearing to review the Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program. The 1990 Farm Bill authorized the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program to provide grants to rural schools and health care providers. The 1996 Farm Bill reauthorized the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program and established a new loan ... Read more »
AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS FIELD HEARING TO REVIEW PROPOSALS TO BAN PACKER OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK Subcommittee Chairman Hayes Says ‘This Field Hearing Allows Us to Hear From Folks Who Would be Directly Impacted by Such Proposals’ GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA: Congressman Robin Hayes, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, convened his first hearing today to rev... Read more »
