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House and Senate conference leaders announced an agreement on the farm bill conference report. They also answered questions from reporters about provisions of the legislation and future acti…

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a hearing on the nomination of former Governor Edward T. Schafer to be the secretary of Department of Agriculture. Senators Kent…

Former Secretaries of Agriculture testified about the history of the implementation of farm policies in preparation for the drafting of the next farm bill. Topics included family farms, disa…

Three panels of witnesses testified about the state of agricultural negotiations in multi-year global trade talks named the “Doha Development Round” for Doha, Qatar, where the current series…

Witnesses testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the importation of beef and cattle from Canada, past discoveries of “mad cow” disease in Canadian herds, the current and future …

Secretary Veneman testified about the discovery of a case of Mad Cow Disease in Washington State and about measures implemented to protect the food supply. Among the topics she addressed wer…

Agricultural experts testified about the problems facing farmers and the agricultural industry. Topics included taxes, the need for more foreign markets, natural disasters, and the diffi…

As part of the “Rally for Rural America,” congressional leaders held a town hall meeting to talk about the farm crisis and what the government could do to aid agriculture. Among the topics a…

Secretary Glickman and others testified about the current financial crisis in the farm industry. They focused on this summer’s drought which has caused low crop yields in addition to the low…

Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and other members talked with reporters about a compromise agreement reached with Republicans over a farm relief bill. They were pleased that the bill provided an …

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman talked to the press about President Clinton’s emergency relief package for farmers. Sec. Glickman expressed optimism that the bill would receive bipartisan…

The committee questioned Secretary of Agriculture Glickman about the status of the U.S. farm economy.

Following a meeting with President Bill Clinton, Secretary Glickman and others talked with reporters about the summer’s drought which destroyed crops and hurt farm income across the country.…

House Agriculture Committee members heard testimony from Department of Agriculture officials concerning administration guidelines for the 1995 Farm Bill.

The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from officials representing the departments of Labor, Treasury and Agriculture, as well as from the Food and Drug Administration, concerning t…