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House Agriculture Subcommittees to Begin Farm Bill Markups This Week

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) announced last Thursday the committee's approach for the 2007 Farm Bill and said the subcommittees will begin to consider drafting legislative proposals this week. "Our goal is to develop a Farm Bill that has effective policies for supporting farm income, resource conservation, rural economic development, a healthy fruit and vegetable sector, feeding and nutrition programs, and energy independence," said Peterson. In related news, Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a member of the agriculture committee, expressed his support for permanent forward contracting for dairy farmers in a letter to Peterson and Leonard Boswell (D-IA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry. This subcommittee will hold its session to markup agricultural titles for the Farm Bill on Thursday, May 24. For more information on the Farm Bill and IDFA's blueprint for a healthy dairy industry, visit www.healthydairyindustry.com.

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Posted May 21, 2007