TITLE: New Federal Farm Bill

CIS-NO: 2003-S161-4  
SOURCE: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-715  
DATE: July 17, 2001  
LENGTH: iv+219 p. il.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1032-C; 1032-D  
SUDOC: Y4.AG8/3:S.HRG.107-715  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-29085-1.  
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 cotton, wheat, rice, sugar, and peanuts.
 
Supplementary material (p. 55-219) 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; SUGAR AND SUGAR INDUSTRY; LOAN GUARANTEES; AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COTTON; WHEAT; RICE; PEANUTS

03-S161-4 TESTIMONY NO: 1     July 17, 2001 p. 9-28, 56-136
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   ECHOLS, JAMES (Chairman, National Cotton Council)
   TALLMAN, DUSTY (President, National Association of Wheat Growers)
   DENISON, JOHN (Chairman, Rice Foundation; representing U.S. Rice Producers' Group and U.S. Rice Producers Association)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Perspectives on agricultural programs and policies of concern to represented crop associations; examination of agricultural policies and programs impacting cotton producers, including trade and conservation issues; issues related to wheat and rice interests in development of 2002 farm bill, emphasizing loan assistance and export promotion policies.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric programs issues and proposals
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS; U.S. RICE PRODUCERS' GROUP; U.S. RICE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
 
 
03-S161-4 TESTIMONY NO: 2     July 17, 2001 p. 28-53, 137-198
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   RONEY, JACK (Director, Economics and Policy Analysis, American Sugar Alliance)
   JAEGER, ART (Assistant Director, Consumer Federation; also representing Coalition for Sugar Reform)
   MORRIS, ARMOND (Chairman, Georgia Peanut Commission; also representing other peanut growers associations)
   GAMBLE, WILBUR (Chairman, National Peanut Growers Group)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Examination of economic issues affecting sugar industry (related graphs and tables, p. 161-171); explanation of sugar industry interests and concerns in development of 2002 farm bill, emphasizing export promotion and loan assistance provisions (related graphs, p. 187-191); views on farm program issues of concern to peanut producers.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric programs issues and proposals
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   GEORGIA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION; FLORIDA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION; PANHANDLE PEANUT GROWER ASSOCIATION; WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION; NORTH CAROLINA PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION; ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE; CONSUMER FEDERATION; COALITION FOR SUGAR REFORM; GEORGIA PEANUT COMMISSION; NATIONAL PEANUT GROWERS GROUP

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003