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 »
Today the Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural Development, Frank Lucas, convened a hearing to review conservation programs. Specifically, Chairman Lucas wanted to make sure that current programs are working toward the environmental gains they were intended to create. This is the first in a series of hearings to examine conservation issues to better determine ... Read more »
Chairman Bob Goodlatte convened the Committee’s final field hearing to review federal farm policy in Scottsburg, Indiana on Monday. The Committee held a total of 11 field hearings in various regions of the country to gather feedback from America’s farmers and ranchers in preparation for reauthorizing the 2002 Farm Bill later next year. Since the Committee’s first field hearing in early February, r... Read more »
Today Chairman Bob Goodlatte made the following statement regarding recent reports from Geneva involving the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Development Round: “I applaud Secretary Johanns and Ambassador Schwab for standing their ground and not compromising the trade opportunities for America’s farmers and ranchers. They have faced significant challenges in this round and I am confident that t... Read more »
Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Minority Member Collin Peterson today convened the tenth in a series of field hearings the House Committee on Agriculture is holding to examine federal farm policy in anticipation of writing the 2007 Farm Bill. Approximately 150 producers and local officials attended the hearing in Marshall, Minnesota, located in the Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District whi... Read more »
Chairman Bob Goodlatte today chaired a hearing to review H.R. 3849, legislation necessary to ratify three international treaties regulating the use of chemicals to protect human health as well as 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 agreem... Read more »
Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Members of the House Committee on Agriculture today met with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative, to discuss the status of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations of the Doha Development Round. It was the Committee’s first meeting with Ambassador Schwab since her confirmation in early June. Chairman Goodl... Read more »
Chairman Bob Goodlatte today convened the ninth in a series of field hearings the House Committee on Agriculture is holding to examine federal farm policy in anticipation of writing the 2007 Farm Bill. Approximately 250 producers and agriculture officials attended the hearing in Staunton, Virginia, located in the heart of Virginia’s Sixth Congressional District which Goodlatte represents in Washin... Read more »
