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Title
- Main Title Animal Agriculture: Issues in the 107th Congress
- Series Title 107th Congress
Creator
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Author: Heykoop, JerryCreator Type: PersonalCreator Info: Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Publisher
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Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
Date
- Creation: 2003-01-29
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: A variety of animal agriculture issues, including prices, the impact of consolidation in the meat production/packing industry, trade, and the environmental impacts of large feedlots, continue to generate interest in Congress. This issue brief discusses these issues, as well as the 2002 farm bill, which contains several provisions affecting animal agriculture, including protections for contract growers, disaster assistance, country-of-origin labeling, and increased funding for conservation purposes.
- Physical Description: 15 pages.
Subject
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Agriculture
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Livestock
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Agricultural law and legislation
- Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Animals
Collection
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Name: Congressional Research Service ReportsCode: CRSR
Institution
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Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents DepartmentCode: UNTGD
Resource Type
- Report
Format
- Text
Identifier
- CRS Report Number: IB10063
- Accession or Local Control No: IB10063 2003-01-29
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs3706