In a business meeting held earlier today, the House Committee on Agriculture passed four bills regarding two land transfers by the Forest Service, a renewable fuel initiative and the protection of farmland from urban sprawl. H.R. 5103, H.R. 4559, H.R. 5313, and H.Con.Res. 424 passed by voice vote and were ordered to be reported favorably to the Floor with the recommendation that they do pass. H.R.... Read more »
Today, Rep. Jerry Moran, Chairman of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, convened a hearing to continue to review federal farm policy in anticipation of reauthorizing the 2002 Farm Bill next year. Today, the Subcommittee heard from five university agricultural economists about the role farm economics will play in shaping the next farm bill. “Last week we made Committe... Read more »
Today Chairman Goodlatte convened the Committee’s 13th hearing to review federal farm policy and gathered testimony from 17 agricultural producer and commodity group representatives. In preparation for reauthorizing the 2002 Farm Bill next year, the Committee and several Subcommittees have held nearly two dozen field and DC-based hearings to gather feedback about current farm policy. The Committee... Read more »
On Saturday, Rep. Gil Gutknecht, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, and Forestry, convened a hearing in Fresno, California to review the state’s dairy industry. The Subcommittee heard from a variety of dairy producers and processors representing California’s dairy industry. Fellow Subcommittee members Reps. Dennis Cardoza, D-CA, and Jim Costa, D-CA,... Read more »
On Wednesday, Chairman Bob Goodlatte convened the Committee’s first Washington, DC-based hearing to examine federal farm policy in preparation for reauthorizing the 2002 Farm Bill. In July, the Committee completed its series of 11 field hearings to gather feedback and comments from producers about current and future farm policy. Yesterday, the Committee heard from two panels of witnesses represent... Read more »
Today, Rep. Jerry Moran, Chairman of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, convened a hearing to review federal farm policy with three former Secretaries of Agriculture. Former Secretaries John R. Block, 1981-86; Clayton Yeutter, 1989-91; and Dan Glickman, 1995-2001 served under three different Administrations but were all involved in the implementation of agricultural ... Read more »
Today, Rep. Robin Hayes, Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, convened a hearing in Sioux Center, Iowa to hear from Iowa’s agricultural producers about current farm policy and gather input about future farm policy. This is the Subcommittee’s first field hearing to review agriculture programs in anticipation of reauthorizing the 2002 Farm Bill next year. “Today, w... Read more »
Today, Rep. Jerry Moran, Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, convened a field hearing in Wall, South Dakota to review programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction. This is the Subcommittee’s third hearing in a series of hearings to review risk management and commodity programs in anticipation of reauthorizing the 2002 Farm Bill later next year. ... Read more »
Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement regarding Japan’s announcement to resume beef trade with the U.S.: “Japan’s announcement earlier this morning to resume beef trade with the U.S. is welcome news to U.S. beef producers. I am pleased that the Japanese government has taken the necessary steps reopen their markets to U.S. beef products. Consumers world-wide enjoy U.S. beef products... Read more »
Today the House Committee on Agriculture approved H.R. 3849, a bill necessary to ratify three international treaties the use of pesticides to protect human and environmental health. Until the U.S. ratifies the treaty, which is dependent on passage of H.R. 3849, U.S. negotiators cannot participate in the discussions currently underway to modify the current agreements. The bill was ordered to be rep... Read more »
