Food and Agriculture Policy Summit
Former secretaries of agriculture discussed the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture and potential changes in agriculture policy in the Obama administration. Former Secretary…
355 viewsFormer secretaries of agriculture discussed the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture and potential changes in agriculture policy in the Obama administration. Former Secretary…
355 viewsSecretary Johanns announced his resignation at the White House. He was expected to launch a campaign for the U.S. Senate in his home state of Nebraska.
60 viewsAgriculture Secretary Mike Johanns talked about the farm bill and agriculture policy. He focused on ways current legislation answered the administration’s call for needed reforms. Following …
186 viewsSecretary Johanns talked about the influence of the 2007 Farm Bill on the U.S. position in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization negotiations. He also responded to questions from th…
102 viewsOfficials of AARP announced their 2007 legislative agenda. Topics included health care, economic security, and Social Security. They also responded to questions from the audience.
47 viewsSecretary 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…
127 viewsSecretary Johanns spoke to reporters and answered questions about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Agriculture, which was released earlier in the day. He also talke…
38 viewsSecretary Johanns spoke to reporters about the administration’s farm bill proposals to end farm subsidies for an estimated 80,000 wealthy individuals as part of a broad plan that would close…
68 viewsSen. Tom Harkin, the incoming chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns talk about their agenda for agriculture and rural c…
51 viewsSecretary Johanns and others talked about U.S. farm subsidies and reform. It was noted that Congress is due to review and rewrite agriculture legislation in 2007. In regard to multilateral t…
174 viewsSecretary Johanns talked about food supply safety and security in his keynote address to the InfraGard 2006 National Conference. Among the issues he addressed were agricultural industry infr…
122 viewsThe Consumer Federation of America held the 28th Annual Food Policy Conference at the National Press Club from September 19-20, 2005. They key panel topics for the event included the impact …
46 viewsSecretary Johanns was interviewed about agricultural issues. After he left, the reporters discussed his responses with the host. Topoics included international market for U.S. beef and domes…
93 viewsThe leaders of the U.S. and the Chinese delegations to the annual Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) spoke to reporters. Among the issues they addressed were enforcement of intell…
151 viewsAgriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Secretary Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt, and Secretary of Interior Gale Norton spoke to reporters about threats to the U.S. posed by an avian flu…
127 viewsAdministration officials and lawmakers spoke to members of the National Congress of American Indians about a number of policy issues affecting tribal governance and relations with the federa…
72 viewsSecretary Johanns spoke to reporters about an investigation into a recent shipment to Japan of U.S. beef that was suspected of being at risk for mad cow disease. Japanese officials decided t…
51 viewsUnited States Trade Representative Rob Portman and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns briefed reporters on the World Trade meeting in Hong Kong.
79 viewsThree 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…
110 viewsSecretary Johanns met with the Governor and Congressional delegation at the Iowa State Fair. He spoke to farmers in Iowa about agriculture legislation currently in Congress and how the polic…
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