Sugar Producers Cite Unique Circumstances for Policy Needs "Economic, domestic policy and trade policy crises profoundly threaten existence" (April 26, 2001) Citing economic, domestic and trade policy crises profoundly threatening the existence of growers and refiners, American sugar industry representatives proposed that sugar policy include a domestic allotment program – needing import quota and... Read more »
Corn Growers Commodity Plan: Replace Non-Recourse Marketing Loan & LDPs House Agriculture Committee hearings move toward conclusion next week (April 25, 2001) Corn producers from Battle Creek, Michigan; the Texas Panhandle; and Central Ohio detailed for House Agriculture Committee Members a farm income proposal that replaces the non-recourse Marketing Loan Program and Loan Deficiency Payment with ... Read more »
Agriculture Subcommittee Opens Comprehensive Farm Fuel Hearings Producers' energy needs are complex and varied for fertilizer, irrigation, drying crops (April 25, 2001) House Agriculture's Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research on Wednesday opened a comprehensive examination of the energy crisis hitting farmers and ranchers at every stage of production. Subcommittee C... Read more »
Ag Secretary, Trade Representative to Testify on Free Trade Area of the Americas House Agriculture Committee's May 23 hearing looks to next steps in Western Hemisphere (April 24, 2001) House Agriculture Committee Members will hear May 23 from USDA Secretary Ann Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on agriculture's opportunities within the world's largest potential free trade zone,... Read more »
Dairy Industry Makes Farm Policy Recommendations to Committee (April 5, 2001) Representatives of the nation's dairy industry appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture to present their recommendations for future farm policy. Emphasis was placed on an economic safety net for the dairy producers. "This Committee has had high expectations of each and every witness that has presented test... Read more »
Grain Sorghum Producers Appear Before Committee (April 4, 2001) Grain sorghum producers spent the morning presenting specific farm policy recommendations to the House Committee on Agriculture. Witnesses emphasized the need for a loan rate equal to that of corn, the need for a counter-cyclical safety net, and continuation of AMTA payments. "We are well past the halfway point in this series of heari... Read more »
USDA Domestic Food Programs Reviewed by Subcommittee Congress must work to ensure the effectiveness of programs like TEFAP (April 3, 2001) Representatives from USDA and the food distribution organizations were on hand today to help explain how USDA domestic food programs operate and to examine their effectiveness. The Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry focuse... Read more »
Oilseed Producers Group Presents Farm Program Recommendations to Committee (March 29, 2001) America's soybean and other oilseed farmers were the topic of the day as the House Agriculture Committee convened the eighth in a series of farm program hearings. The program recommended by the soybean producers would include oilseeds in an expanded PFC program, set current market loan rates as floors rathe... Read more »
Farm Budget Secures Share of $500 Billion Strategic Reserve House-passed budget resolution aids agriculture this year and next 10 years March 28, 2001 The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon approved a ten-year budget resolution that Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) said will set the course for predictable support to the agricultural community based on sound pol... Read more »
Agriculture to Share in Budget's $500 Billion Strategic Reserve Budget Committee Defers to Agriculture Committee for policy, funding needs (March 22, 2001) Agriculture's funding needs for the coming year and the ten-year budget baseline were guaranteed priority -- with national defense -- in securing a share of the ten-year $500 billion strategic reserve fund approved Wednesday night by the House ... Read more »
