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WASHINGTON, D.C. Na
tional Farmers Union (NFU)
President Leland Swenson re
cently outlined the family farmer
and rancher organization’s rec
ommendations for a comprehen
sive new farm bill before the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee.
According to Swenson, the plan
provides the opportunity for
more farm income from the mar
ket and less from the govern
ment, stems the price crisis, and
fixes the inequities that have been
created by Freedom to Farm.
According to Swenson, NFU’s
legislative initiative provides a
strong farm safety net based on a
counter-cyclical, non-recourse
marketing loan that takes into
account producer costs and pro
ductivity to address the de
pressed commodity prices faced
by America’s family farmers and
ranchers.
NFU’s farm proposal also pro
vides:
• The establishment of
limited, - non-commercial com
modity reserves to ensure the
U.S. long-term commitment to
renewable fuels and humanitar
ian assistance.
• The creation of a limited
production loss reserve program
that would provide a supplement
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• A price support program for
dairy that is ftinded at a level
that will enable efficient, family
sized dairy producers to receive a
reasonable return for their ef
forts.
• Assurance of the compet
itiveness of U.S. commodities in
domestic and foreign markets.
• Planting flexibility.
• An energy policy that em
phasizes a commitment to renew
able sources of energy made from
commodities produced on Ameri
ca’s farms.
• Protections against agricul
ture and food industry consolida
tion.
• Expanded conservation pro
grams.
• A renewed commitment to
rural housing, economic develop
ment and infrastructure.
• Country-of-origin labeling
for meat and produce.
“We are pleased that the Sen
ate has chosen to expedite the
task of developing a new farm
law,” Swenson said. “We look
forward to continued work with
the committee and the rest of
Congress to improve the econo
my for independent producers
and rural America.”
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NFU Opposes Trade
Promotion Authority Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. Rob
ert Carlson, president of the
North Dakota Fanners Union, on
behalf of the National Farmers
Union, stated opposition to the
“Trade Promotion Authority Act
of 2001” recently introduced by
Congressman Philip Crane.
According to Carlson, Crane’s
“fast track” trade negotiation
legislation will allow U.S. trade
negotiations to conclude bilateral
and multi-lateral trade agree
ments that continue to disadvan
tage U.S. farmers and ranchers in
the global marketplace.
Carlson stated that the legisla
tion fails to ensure that issues
critical to creating fair trade in
products are ad
dressed in negotiations and does
not provide an adequate opportu
nity for input and oversight by
the Congress or those directly af
fected by the outcome of trade
negotiations.
The National Farmers Union
has elaborated seven principles
that must be priorities for the
U.S. in all international trade
agreements and negotiating au
thorities. According to Carlson,
the Crane bill ignores four of
those principles encompassing: 1)
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distorting impact of exchange
rates, 2) Creation of an equitable
balance and improved environ
mental standards and enforce
ment procedures, 3) Establish
ment of enforceable labor
standards, and, 4) Coordination
of international efforts to reduce
the anti-competitive practices
and results of increased integra
tion within agriculture.
Carlson also stated that the
legislation identifies but does not
adequately ensure that: 1) Do
mestic trade remedies, such as
the anti-dumping provisions of
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in improving the environment,
growers and consumers can also
benefit from improved plant
quality. In experiments with mar
igold and impatiens grown in the
greenhouse, plants that received
the new “smart” fertilizer devel
oped better root systems. High
phosphorus levels created by tra
ditional fertilizer systems dis
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to negotiation, 2) Economic as
sistance programs to mitigate the
adverse impact of unfair trade
practices by others will be pro
vided, and, 3) the U.S. will main
tain its ability and flexibility as a
sovereign nation to implement
domestic economic safety net pol
icies for producers.
The National Farmers Union
seeks to ensure that fair trade in
terests of American family farm
ers, ranchers, and rural commu
nities are addressed in all U.S.
trade related activities, Carlson
added.
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