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Crapo Details Idaho Farm Bill Meetings

Date: Dec. 21, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food Animals and Wildlife


CRAPO DETAILS IDAHO FARM BILL MEETINGS

Senator, staff will take comment at 21 state events during January

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and his staff will host 21 meetings statewide next month to hear comments from Idahoans about the 2007 Farm Bill. This is the second consecutive time that Crapo, who chairs a Senate Agriculture subcommittee on rural issues, has held statewide meetings on federal programs in advance of Congress adopting a Farm Bill.

The Idaho Farm Bureau is co-sponsoring the Farm Bill meetings, and representatives of federal and state farm agencies are also expected to attend many of the meetings. Participants are encouraged to sign in, keep remarks under five minutes, and offer written testimony if possible to allow greater participation in the meetings.

"These meetings will offer a chance to discuss the various titles of the Farm Bill dealing with Conservation, Energy, Commodities, Research, Trade, Rural Development, and Credit issues. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss related issues, such as plans before the World Trade Organization to reduce farm subsidies and the bill I've introduced to update the Endangered Species Act," Crapo said.

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