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Former Iowa Governor Thomas Vilsack about his nomination as secretary of agriculture. Among the issues addressed were agriculture policy, farm subsidies, biofuel and alternative energy polic…

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…

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 about the Bush Administration positions on key agricultural issues. Topics included the state of the food and agriculture system, conservation practices, agriculture inco…

Democratic senators spoke to reporters about drought aid programs for Midwest farmers. The House eliminated 1.6 billion dollars in agriculture disaster relief funding from the Defense Approp…

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 …

Introduced by Senators Nelson and Hagel, Governor Johanns testified about his qualifications to be the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Topics included rewriting farming legi…

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

Witnesses testified about the operation of the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the role of the Office of the General Counsel of the USDA in addressing discr…

The Democratic Policy Committee, led by Senators Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) and Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota), heard testimony from farmers and rural business leaders about the agriculture…

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…

Senator Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, Minority Leader, Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Agriculture Committee Ranking Member, and other Senators talked to reporters about Senator Lugar’s announcem…

At this Senate Gallery Press conference Senator Byron Dorgan,D-ND Senator Tom Daschle,D-SD, Minority Leader Senator Tom Harkin,D-IA Senator Patrick Leahy,D-VT Senator Kent Conrad,D-N…