TITLE: To Prepare for the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Title of the Upcoming Farm Bill

CIS-NO: 2002-S161-4  
SOURCE: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-304  
DATE: Mar. 27, 2001  
LENGTH: iv+133 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1032-C; 1032-D  
SUDOC: Y4.AG8/3:S.HRG.107-304  
MC-ENTRY-NO: 2002-12326  
 
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 107-171

SUMMARY:
Hearing to review USDA agricultural research, education, and extension programs, in light of upcoming reauthorization.
 
Supplementary material (p. 51-133) includes witnesses' written statements and submitted statements.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Agric research, educ, and extension programs, review

DESCRIPTORS:  
    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

02-S161-4 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Mar. 27, 2001 p. 4-22, 53-69
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   HEFFERAN, COLIEN (Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES))
   HORN, FLOYD P. (Administrator, Agricultural Research Service (ARS))
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Review of CSREES actions to implement research provisions of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998; overview of ARS research programs and accomplishments; elaboration on USDA agricultural research programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric research, educ, and extension programs, review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION SERVICE; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE; FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT
 
 
02-S161-4 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Mar. 27, 2001 p. 24-40, 70-97
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   CASPERS, JON (Vice President, National Pork Producers Council; representing National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research)
   LEMMERMEN, JAY (Director, Quality Assurance, Southeast Milk, Inc.; representing Animal Agriculture Coalition)
   KIRSCHENMANN, FREDERICK L. (Director, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University)
   STUCKEY, RICHARD E. (Executive Vice President, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology)
   ROBERTSON, G. PHILIP (Member, Committee on an Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, National Research Council (NRC))
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Need to increase Federal funding for food and agricultural research; review of priority items for agricultural research, extension, and education programs; recommendations regarding priority areas for agricultural research (related charts, p. 87-90); findings and recommendations of NRC committee report on USDA national research initiative competitive grants program.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric research, educ, and extension programs, review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL COALITION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; ANIMAL AGRICULTURE COALITION; COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; COMPETITION
 
 
02-S161-4 TESTIMONY NO: 3     Mar. 27, 2001 p. 41-50, 98-119
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   CHICOINE, DAVID (Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana)
   PHILLS, BOBBY R. (Dean and Director, Land Grant Programs, College of Engineering Sciences, Technology, and Agriculture, Florida A&M University; both representing National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges)
   LECHTENBERG, VICTOR L. (Dean, Agriculture, Purdue University; representing National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Recommendations of State universities and land-grant colleges regarding agricultural research, extension, and education programs; review of National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board efforts to improve USDA research and education programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric research, educ, and extension programs, review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND LAND GRANT COLLEGES; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD

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