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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): Status and Issues
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The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides farmers with financial and technical assistance to plan and implement soil and water conservation practices. EQIP was enacted in 1996 and most recently amended by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Section 2301 of P.L. 107-171). It is a mandatory spending program (i.e., not subject to annual appropriations), administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). EQIP is guaranteed a total of $6.1 billion f…
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March 2, 1998
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Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues
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The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, enables producers to retire highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland, usually for 10 years. Congress reauthorized and amended the CRP in the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (P.L. 104-127; 16 U.S.C. 3811, et seq.). The law caps enrollment at 36.4 million acres and makes funding mandatory through the commodity Credit Corporation.
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May 23, 2000
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Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues
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The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, enables producers to retire highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland, usually for 10 years. Congress reauthorized and amended the CRP in the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (P.L. 104-127; 16 U.S.C. 3811, et seq.). The law caps enrollment at 36.4 million acres and makes funding mandatory through the commodity Credit Corporation.
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May 8, 2001
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Attorneys' Fees in the State Tobacco Litigation Cases
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In the past few years, many states have filed complaints against the tobacco industry in state court to recover Medicaid costs paid by the states to treat their citizens for tobacco related illnesses. The states are also attempting to recover other damages, such as punitive damages, against the tobacco industry. For various reasons, the states have hired private attorneys to assist the state Attorneys General in prosecuting these cases. In most cases, the retention of private counsel has includ…
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September 23, 1997
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Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws
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This report includes a glossary of approximately 1,700 agriculture and related terms (e.g., food programs, conservation, forestry, environmental protection, etc.). Besides defining terms and phrases with specialized meanings for agriculture, the glossary also identifies acronyms, agencies, programs, and laws related to agriculture.
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October 1, 1997
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Womach, Jasper
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Agricultural Exports: Technical Barriers to Trade
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Technical barriers to trade (TBTs) are widely divergent measures that countries use to regulate rnarkets, protect their consumers, and preserve natural resources, but which can also discriminate against imports in favor of domestic products. Most TBTs in agriculture are sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures designed to protect humans, animals, and plants from contaminants, diseases, and pests. In the wake of new trade agreements aimed at reducing tariffs, import quotas, and other trade barr…
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October 21, 1997
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Becker, Geoffrey S.
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Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Methyl Bromide Control Measures
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This report is intended to help the reader follow changes over time in regulations domestic and international - governing methyl bromide for its potential ozone-depleting effects. Methyl bromide, like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), has been implicated by scientists in contributing to stratospheric ozone depletion, which may pose health threats to living organisms due to increased exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Methyl bromide is currently used widely as a pesticide in international…
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October 16, 1997
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Morrissey, Wayne A.
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Tobacco Advertising: The Constitutionality of Limiting its Tax Deductibility
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March 4, 1998
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Cohen, Henry
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U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy
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October 24, 2000
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Hanrahan, Charles E. & Dunkley, Mary L.
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Tobacco Marketing and Advertising Restrictions in S. 1648, 105th Congress: First Amendment Issues
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April 8, 1998
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Cohen, Henry
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Tobacco Issues: National Public Opinion
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May 14, 1998
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Coleman, Kevin J.
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Farm Commodity Programs: Sugar
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This report discusses the federal sugar program, which authorized by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 seeks to ensure the viability of the U.S. sugar producing sector primarily by supporting the incomes of sugar beet and sugarcane producers and of those firms that process each crop into sugar.
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April 24, 1998
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Jurenas, Remy
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Tobacco Marketing and Advertising Restrictions in S. 1415, 105th Congress: First Amendment Issues
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May 15, 1998
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U.S. Agriculture and the International Monetary Fund
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Congress is considering legislation to provide supplemental resources to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to strengthen its ability to deal with future financial crises like those currently in Asia and in 1994-95 in Mexico. many in U.S.
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July 6, 1998
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Hanrahan, Charles E.
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The U.S. Tobacco Industry in Domestic and World Markets
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June 9, 1998
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Knight, Edward; Ayers, Patricia C. & Mayer, Gerald
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Tobacco Legislation in the 105th Congress: Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 1415, S. 1530, S. 1638, S. 1889, H.R. 3474, and H.R. 3868
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August 19, 1998
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Redhead, C. Stephen & Austin-Lane, Joy
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Tobacco Control: Enforcement and Effectiveness of Federal and State Youth Access Laws
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This report reviews recent efforts to limit youth access to cigarettes through enforcement of federal and state laws prohibiting tobacco sales to minors. Under the federal Synar Amendment, states must conduct compliance checks and enforce their minimum age-of-sale laws or risk losing block grant funds
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August 19, 1998
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Redhead, C. Stephen & Austin-Lane, Joy
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U.S. Farm Income: Recent National and Regional Changes and the Federal Response
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Major segments of U.S. agriculture are experiencing declining farm income and financial difficulty. The degree of decline, however, differs among regions and commodities. In 1996, the overall farm sector experienced record high income that declined 6.7% in 1997, and is forecast to decline by another 3.6% in 1998. Several factors are responsible for the recent drop in farm income. Reduced export demand and large global supplies have reduced crop prices
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December 15, 1998
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Heykoop, Jerry & Jones, Jean Yavis
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Animal Agriculture: Issues for the 106th Congress
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This report discusses a variety of animal agriculture issues that generated debate during the 106th Congress, including low livestock prices, especially for hogs. Economic difficulties have revived questions such as the impacts of consolidation in the livestock industry, and the price effects of animal imports from Canada and Mexico. This report also discusses a number of legislative proposals to assist livestock producers and enforce sanitary and phytosanitary standards, as well as continuing …
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September 2, 1999
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Becker, Geoffrey S.
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U.S.-European Agricultural Trade: Food Safety and Biotechnology Issues
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The European Union (EU) is the second largest market for U.S. agricultural exports. The EU's ban on meat produced using growth-promoting hormones is a food safety issue that has been particularly contentious in U.S.-EU agricultural trade relations. EU policy on bio-engineered products has also been an issue. A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel has ruled that the ban contravenes the EU's international obligations under the WTO, but left open the option to the EU to conduct a risk…
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October 21, 1998
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Hanrahan, Charles E.
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U.S. European Agricultural Trade: Food Safety and Biotechnology Issues
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This report discusses the differences over food safety measures and biotechnology between U.S. and European Union (EU) in agricultural trade, particularly the EU's ban on meat produced using growth-promoting hormones and resulting contention in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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January 17, 2001
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Hanrahan, Charles E.
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Agricultural Trade Issues in the 106th Congress
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Agricultural interests have been following trade policy developments against a backdrop of weak foreign demand and large world supplies of agricultural products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the value of U.S. agricultural exports fell between FY1996 (a record year) and FY1999 by almost $11 billion. USDA forecasts agricultural exports at $50.5 billion in FY2000 and $51.5 billion in FY2001. However, the projected agricultural trade surpluses for those years, of $11.5 billion an…
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Date:
November 27, 2000
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Becker, Geoffrey S.; Hanrahan, Charles E. & Jurenas, Remy
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Farm Economic Relief: Issues and Options for Congress
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This report discusses issues regarding Agriculture funding, specifically the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform (FAIR) Act (P.L. 104-127), which prescribed farm commodity support policy through 2002.
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December 6, 2000
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Womach, Jasper & Becker, Geoffrey S.
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This dialog allows you to filter your current search. Each of the Days listed note their name and the number of records that will be limited down to if you choose that option. The list can be sorted by name or the count.
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1st
1,549
1549
2nd
1,398
1398
3rd
1,534
1534
4th
1,370
1370
5th
1,510
1510
6th
1,479
1479
7th
1,454
1454
8th
1,468
1468
9th
1,405
1405
10th
1,528
1528
11th
1,252
1252
12th
1,407
1407
13th
1,392
1392
14th
1,484
1484
15th
1,482
1482
16th
1,358
1358
17th
1,357
1357
18th
1,325
1325
19th
1,351
1351
20th
1,521
1521
21st
1,367
1367
22nd
1,462
1462
23rd
1,415
1415
24th
1,366
1366
25th
1,310
1310
26th
1,368
1368
27th
1,323
1323
28th
1,412
1412
29th
1,304
1304
30th
1,313
1313
31st
795
795