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The committee continued to mark up draft legislation that would reauthorize federal farm programs. They voted to offer farmers an alternative safety net that would provide protection against…

A portion of the Farm Reauthorization Bill was marked up. Members talked about provisions, offered amendments, and discussed policies on farm subsidies. The entire session is not shown.

Secretary Johanns testified the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Agriculture for the reauthorization of farm programs. Among the topics he addressed were the state of a…

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 …

Agriculture Department officials testified about the impact of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also called mad cow disease, on trade in cattle and beef products in North America and …

Witnesses testified regarding an expanded surveillance program for determining the extent to which Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, more commonly known as mad cow disease, might be present …

Secretary Venneman and other Agriculture Department officials testified about the department’s proposed fiscal year 2005 budget of $82 billion in spending, an increase of $4 billion, or abou…

The 2004 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum focused on the connection between diet and health. Dr. Collins made an assessment of the state of the U.S. farm economy and Dr. Penn discussed agricu…

Agriculture officials testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, about Budget request by the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2004. Among the issues they addressed wer…

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and other witnesses testified about efforts to implement the 2002 Farm Bill.

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…

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman testified that commodity prices, when adjusted for inflation, were the lowest they had been in 40 years. He said that with recent weather disasters and inc…

Panelists discussed the current agricultural problems in the U.S. Because of the dry and hot weather conditions many farmers have lost money and their farms. This caused the panelists to que…

Speakers discussed the state of U.S. agriculture and the its challenges for the future. They focused on transportation issues and efforts to solve those problems.

Secretary Glickman and the Agriculture Department began a series of hearings on the Agriculture Bill. House and Senate Committees have already developed recommendations for adjusting agricul…

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