TITLE: New Federal Farm Bill: Feed Grains and Oil Seeds

CIS-NO: 2003-S161-3  
SOURCE: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-714  
DATE: July 12, 2001  
LENGTH: iii+178 p. il.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1032-C; 1032-D  
SUDOC: Y4.AG8/3:S.HRG.107-714  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-29083-4.  
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 107-171

SUMMARY:
Hearing to examine issues related to the development of 2002 farm legislation. Examines USDA conservation, export enhancement, loan guarantee, and other programs impacting selected agricultural commodities, including grains and oilseeds.
 
Supplementary material (p. 45-178) includes witnesses' written statements and submitted statements.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Agric programs issues and proposals

DESCRIPTORS:  
    FARMS AND FARMERS; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE IN FOREIGN TRADE; FOREIGN TRADE PROMOTION; LOAN GUARANTEES; AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GRAINS

03-S161-3 TESTIMONY NO: 1     July 12, 2001 p. 3-44, 46-135
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   KLEIN, LEE (President, National Corn Growers Association)
   DITTRICH, KEITH (President, American Corn Growers Association)
   ANDERSON, TONY (President, American Soybean Association; also representing National Sunflower Association and U.S. Canola Association)
   MILLER, JOHN C. (President, Miller Milling Co.; representing Coalition for a Competitive Food and Agricultural System)
   EVANS, TRUDI (President, National Barley Growers Association)
   KUBECKA, BILL (Vice President, Legislation, National Grain Sorghum Producers)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Perspectives on agricultural programs and policies of concern to represented crop associations; examination of agricultural policies and programs impacting corn producers (related graphs and tables, p. 47-60 passim); views on development of the 2002 farm bill, with recommendations.
   Explanation of oilseed industry interests and concerns in development of 2002 farm bill; views on farm program issues of concern to sorghum producers; issues related to conservation and environmental regulatory policies impacting agriculture; perspectives on agricultural credit issues and agricultural trade promotion.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric programs issues and proposals
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL SUNFLOWER ASSOCIATION; U.S. CANOLA ASSOCIATION; COALITION FOR A COMPETITIVE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; NATIONAL BARLEY GROWERS ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCERS; CORN

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003