Subcommittee Passes Legislation to Reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act (July 25, 2000) Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit led by Chairman Bill Barrett (R-NE) passed, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 4788) providing for reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act. "The grain inspection and weighing procedures ar... Read more »
Commodity Organizations Appear Before Committee to Review Federal Farm Policy (July 19, 2000) Today, the House Committee on Agriculture held the fourteenth hearing in a series designed to provide a comprehensive review of federal farm policy. Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX) convened the panel today to hear the views of leaders from national commodity organizations. "We all know there are unique and ... Read more »
House Passes Watershed Rehabilitation Bill (July 18, 2000) Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives, by voice vote, passed legislation (H.R. 728) responding to the maintenance and improvement issues involving a large number of water projects originally authorized by the federal government. More than 10,000 small flood prevention dams, mainly located in Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas, have provided ... Read more »
Subcommittee Reviews Impact of Methyl Bromide Ban Left Without Effective Alternatives, Growers Face Competitive Disadvantage (July 13, 2000) Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA) convened his panel to exercise its oversight responsibility with regard to the implications to American fruit and vegetable production should methyl bromide be b... Read more »
Committee Hears from National Producer Organizations Farm Policy Review Continues with 13th Hearing in Six Months (July 12, 2000) Today, in a continuation of a comprehensive review of federal farm policy, Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX) convened the House Committee on Agriculture to hear the perspectives of leaders from national farm organizations. "I have stated at the beginning of each of the fiel... Read more »
EPA's Runoff Rules Get Downstream Criticism TMDL rule changes impact producers' irrigation choices (July 11, 2000) House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) and Ranking Minority Member Charlie Stenholm (D-Texas) sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency's plans to finalize rule changes on producers' management of irrigation and rainfall water runoff from their field... Read more »
Barrett Introduces Legislation to Reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act (July 6, 2000) Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit Chairman Bill Barrett (R-NE) and Ranking Member David Minge (D-MN) announced that they recently introduced legislation (H.R. 4788) providing for reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Am... Read more »
House Votes to De-fund Controversial EPA Water Proposal State Water Agencies Join Call to Withdraw TMDL Rules as Chairman, Ranking Member Urge OMB Director to Pull Regulations (June 30, 2000) Last night, by a vote of 306-110, the House passed military construction appropriations legislation, which included language prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using its funds to imple... Read more »
Committee Reviews International Price Differentials in Agricultural Inputs (June 29, 2000) Today, Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX) convened the House Committee on Agriculture to review factors affecting the pricing of domestic and foreign agricultural inputs, using the specific examples of pesticides and biotech seeds. "Throughout the last several months, Congressman Stenholm and I have been taking t... Read more »
Pressure on EPA to Withdraw TMDL Rules Continues at Committee Hearing Two days before the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) rules take effect, the House Committee on Agriculture, led by Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX), today renewed its united call on for the EPA to withdraw its controversial regulations. "We have heard from farmers, ranchers, forestlan... Read more »
