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ST. LOUIS, Mo. The Ameri- result, prices for most major
can Soybean Association (ASA) commodities are so low that
presented specific domestic farm farmers received 30 percent of
policy recommendations to the gross farm income, and 60 per-
House of Agriculture Committee cent of net farm income, in the
in Washington, D.C., as Con- form of government payments
gress considers options for the last year,
next Farm Bill. “The need to address agricul-
ASA First Vice President Bart hire's unfmished agenda as a top
Ruth testified before the Com- national priority is evidenced by
mittee on behalf of the 27,000 the desperate situation in the
ASA members as well as the Na- farm economy today,” said Ruth,
tional Sunflower Association and a Rising City, Neb., soybean and
the U.S. Canola Association. corn farmer. “We believe agricul-
Ruth’s testimony is based on ture’s long-term competitiveness
months of analysis of farm policy and prosperity are integrally tied
alternatives. While citing incre- to expanded trade opportunities,
mental progress in enacting the enhanced demand for agricultur
economic, trade, tax, and regula- al products, increased research,
tory agenda that was supposed to and tax and regulatory relief.”
accompany the 1996 Farm Bill, Ruth continued, “Even if major
most of the agenda is yet to be progress is made in the near fu
accomplished, Ruth said. As a hire, it will be years before the
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economic and trade environment
for America’s farmers and
ranchers is substantially im
proved. As a result, we must ap
proach writing the next Farm
Bill with the assumption that
conditions during the next sever
al years could remain much as
they are today.”
EPA Administrator Extends
Large CAFO Comment Period
WASHINGTON, D.C. In
March, U.S. Environmental Pro
tection Agency (EPA) Adminis
trator Christie Whitman an
nounced her intention to extend
the public comment period for 75
additional days on a Jan. 12 pro
posal to reduce water pollution
from large animal feedlot opera
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The oilseed producer organiza
tions recommend that the next
Farm Bill continue portions of
the current bill. Those provisions
include full and unrestricted
planting flexibility, continuation
of non-recourse marketing loans,
no statutory authority to impose
acreage reduction programs or
period will allow public com
ments through July 30.
EPA proposed new water pol
lution permitting controls in Jan
uary that would apply to large
concentrated animal feeding op
erations (CAFOs), typically de
fined as having 1,000 cattle or
comparable “animal units” of
other livestock.
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tablish government or 'farmer
owned reserves for oilseeds.
“Providing these elements are
continued, we support providing
programs for oilseed producers
that are equitable to programs
for other major crops,” Ruth
said.
ducted eight public meetings
across the country to provide ad
ditional information and encour
age public comment on the pro
posal. EPA is providing the
additional public comment op
portunity based on comments re
ceived at these meetings asking
for more time to study and com
ment on the proposed Clean
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