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Taxpayer dollars are being well spent in this regard . Well, ive asked the deputy secretary to lead this effort and she is traveling around the country visiting with a number of organizations and groups who are interested in getting into farming or folks who are encouraging people to get into farming. One of the issues that has cropped up is this issue of land tenure. Candidly, you mentioned the fact that there are going to be a lot of people retiring and leaving the farming business. That is probably true. The the question is what happens to the land . Whoever owns that land what is their ult...

Said earlier our foreign friends, we had a meeting in baltimore where over 30 countries came with representatives to talk to them about the appropriate way of banning boultry if we have this, that its not fair to your poultry producers because theres an incident in oregon or iowa the ban production from you and so were continuing to work on that, as well. The last thing were trying to do is to convince congress that this is a longterm issue. Im pretty sure this isnt the only time were going to have to dole with Something Like this is to see if we could complete the funding for the poultry Lab ...

Catastrophic mass mortality disease outbreak could have profound implications for counties, for the state. The North Carolina poultry industry is responsible for as much as 34 billion in total Economic Activity and creates supports as many as 109,000 jobs. North carolina has a long standing commitment to agriculture and has responded to and recovered from agriculture disasters in the past drought disease and weather events but unprecedented in potential to impact our state and the entire southeast. The department and partners are committed to preparing for and responding to this disease should...

Testifies before the House Agriculture Committee wednesday. This is two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning. This is a hearing on the committee of agriculture for oversight by the u. S. Department of agriculture will come to order. Ive asked Rick Crawford to open us with a prayer. Thank you mr. Chairman. Father, i bow humbling before you. Thankful for this country youve given us and, father, mindful of the great responsibility that youve charged us with. Father, just ask that everything that is said and done here today be pleasing in your sight and we ask that you help us to be civil in our discou...

The states Basketball Hall of fame. We asked the senator about dakotasnt work, south economy and what events in the States History most interest him. Where were you born and raised . Abouthune a little town 200 miles west of here named after a scottish cattle rancher. Interstatell town on 90, very much a stopping place for people who are headed to the black hills, Mount Rushmore, yellowstone and points beyond. A lot of motels, restaurants, filling stations, all of my siblings worked in one of those types of establishments every summer. What was it like growing up in south dakota . Sen. Thune a...