TITLE: Livestock Issues for the New Federal Farm Bill

CIS-NO: 2003-S161-6  
SOURCE: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-746  
DATE: July 24, 2001  
LENGTH: iii+142 p. il.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1032-C; 1032-D  
SUDOC: Y4.AG8/3:S.HRG.107-746  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-29339-6.  
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 107-171

SUMMARY:
Hearing to review livestock and poultry industry issues in preparation for drafting USDA livestock and poultry portions of the 2002 farm bill.
 
Supplemental material (p. 45-142) includes witnesses' written statements and written replies to Committee questions, an article, correspondence, and submitted statements.

CONTENT-NOTATION: USDA poultry and livestock programs issues

DESCRIPTORS:  
    LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY; POULTRY AND POULTRY INDUSTRY; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; FARMS AND FARMERS

03-S161-6 TESTIMONY NO: 1     July 24, 2001 p. 5-44, 48-130
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   CASPERS, JON (Board Member, National Pork Producers Council)
   DAVIS, ERIC (rancher; representing National Cattlemen's Beef Association)
   MCDONALD, DENNIS (rancher; representing Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund)
   MOORE, FRANK (Vice President, American Sheep Industry Association)
   ROENIGK, WILLIAM P. (Senior Vice President, National Chicken Council)
   HERMANSON, PETE (farmer; representing National Turkey Federation)
   ROSMANN, MARIA V. (farmer; representing Sustainable Agriculture Coalition)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Examination of livestock industry market trends; recommendations for and issues related to livestock industry related portions of 2002 farm bill; review of wool and mohair industries market trends (related graphs and table, p. 90-97); views on issues relating to poultry industry operations.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   USDA poultry and livestock programs issues
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL; NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION; RANCHERS-CATTLEMEN ACTION LEGAL FUND; AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL; NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION; WOOL AND WOOL TRADE; SHEEP AND GOATS; STATISTICAL DATA: AGRICULTURE

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003