President and USDA Deliver Livestock Aid September 20, 2002 – U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the announcement of $752 million available in assistance to livestock producers affected by drought: "Use of these funds will provide substantial and timely help for livestock producers who the President points out are unique in ha... Read more »
DATE September 18, 2002 USDA Secretary Ann VEneman-statement by Chairman Combest Forestry Subcommittee Reviews President's Healthy Forests Initiative Restoring productive, healthy forest environments key objective under review September 12, 2002 -- House Agriculture Forestry Subcommittee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) commended Bush Administration leadership for its "Healthy Forests Initiative" to ... Read more »
Chambliss Examines Crop Insurance Performance Goals met for coverage, but livestock protection incomplete September 18, 2002 – Risk Management Subcommittee Chairman Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) convened a hearing Wednesday to review USDA's implementation of crop insurance reforms enacted by the "Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000," as well as the overall effectiveness of the Federal Crop Insurance... Read more »
Risk Management Agency’s administrator appears at September 18 subcommittee hearing September 5, 2002 – General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Chairman Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) has set a hearing in two weeks on the implementation of crop insurance reforms and the effectiveness of the federal crop insurance program with USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) Administrator Ross J. Davi... Read more »
Questionnaire lays foundation for hearings for all to weigh-in effectively August 12, 2002 – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) has asked state and national producer groups, agricultural economists, national farm groups, packers and the Secretary of Agriculture to respond to specific questions that will lay the foundation for hearings on the current state of livestock mar... Read more »
National Forest Fire Prevention Act extends "South Dakota Plan" for others July 25, 2002 – House Forestry Subcommittee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Montana U.S. Representative Dennis Rehberg acted today to extend to other endangered forests South Dakota Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's special exception for his state to receive an expedited route around environmental regulations for remov... Read more »
Goodlatte decries unreasonable delays blocking restoration contracts, and ponders their future July 18, 2002 – Forestry Subcommittee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) again pushed for reasoned approach to fulfill stewardship contracts that will clear away years of dead underbrush now fueling wildfires throughout the nation's forest lands. Goodlatte called on environmental advocates testifying before h... Read more »
House Ag Committee writes proposal to safeguard heartland and homeland July 11, 2002 – Responding to President Bush's call enlisting all available federal resources to protect the nation within a new Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture today recommended the means for using a specialized group of USDA inspectors for homeland security at U.S. ports of entry, main... Read more »
June 27, 2002 — Roadless areas in the Nation's forests are in desperate need of good management and stewardship to protect the special nature of our forests, members of the Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry were told Thursday morning. Subcommittee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) convened the hearing to hear from forestry officials about the status of the Roadless Area Conserv... Read more »
National Fire Plan and Wildfire Outlook Examined Over 1.4 million acres burned so far this year June 13, 2002 — The 2002 fire season has produced fires that are burning earlier, growing faster and spreading with greater intensity than expected due to the combination of drought, fuel loads, and the increasing size of the wildlife-urban interface, members of the Department Operations, Oversight, Nut... Read more »
