Animal Agriculture: Issues in the 107th Congress Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Animal Agriculture: Issues in the 107th Congress
  • Series Title 107th Congress

Creator

  • Author: Heykoop, Jerry
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Publisher

  • 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

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: 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
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