USDA Issues Final '07-Crop CCPs For Upland Cotton 10/10/08
On Oct. 10, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. will issue $384 million in final '07 counter-cyclical payments to eligible producers with enrolled upland cotton base acres in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program.
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Senators and Representatives Urge Secretary to Minimize Unnecessary Changes in Operation of Farm Programs 09/30/08
A bipartisan group of Cotton Belt Senators and House members, led by Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Representatives Etheridge (D-NC) and Emerson (R-MO), has written Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer to stress that it is inappropriate and unnecessary for USDA to cause serious disruptions in current farming operations by proposing unwarranted changes in the way it makes actively-engaged-in-farming determinations.
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Federal Register Notice Published on '08 Farm Law (51k pdf) 07/16/08
USDA published a notice in the July 14 edition of the Federal Register announcing that "... with respect to the DCP, marketing assistance loans, loan deficiency payments under Title I of the 2008 Farm Bill, and CRP under Title II of the 2008 Farm Bill CCC will implement payment limitations and eligibility provisions for the 2008 crop, fiscal or program year based on the current regulation in 7 CFR part 1400, as it applied to the 2007 crop or 2007 crop year."
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Federal Cotton Program Works, Expenditures Declining 07/10/08
Criticisms of U.S. cotton farm programs are unwarranted. The truth: U.S. farm programs have operated as designed, supporting farmers’ incomes in times of low prices while allowing them to react to market signals.
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USDA Issues Advance Direct Payments 07/07/08
USDA announced that up to $1.15 billion in 2008 advance direct payments will be distributed to US farmers beginning on July 7.
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Top USDA Officials Discuss Farm Bill Implementation 06/26/08
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, along with Chuck Conner, deputy secretary of Agriculture, and Floyd Gaibler, deputy undersecretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, discussed (see transcript) implementation of the new farm law during a news conference on June 25.
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Direct & Counter-Cyclical Payment Signup Underway 06/25/08
USDA announced that on June 25 signup began for the '08 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program under the new farm law.
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Quality Loss Crop Disaster Program Signup Begins 06/20/08
USDA announced that eligible farmers who suffered quality losses to their crops in recent years can enroll in the Crop Disaster Program 2005-2007 at local FSA service centers starting June 23, '08.
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Revision to US Cotton Table in USDA’S June 10 WASDE Report 06/03/08
The June 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report will reflect a change in the US cotton table -- as the new farm law has eliminated the longstanding prohibition on USDA’s publishing of cotton price forecasts.
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NCC Reviewing Key Farm Law Provisions 05/30/08
NCC staff is reviewing key provisions of the new Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 in 45 educational meetings across the Cotton Belt during the weeks of June 16 and June 23.
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Farm Bill Now Law With Exception of Trade Title 05/23/08
The House Parliamentarian issued a statement saying the override of the President's veto on HR 2419 makes that farm bill legislation law, with the exception of the trade title.
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Farm Bill Veto Override Important Step 05/22/08
The NCC expressed appreciation to all Members of the House and Senate who acted in a bipartisan manner to promptly override the President’s veto of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.
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Farm Bill Veto Override Urged Now 05/21/08
The NCC called on Members of the House and Senate to promptly override the President’s veto of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.
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Senate Farm Bill Approval Commended by the NCC 05/15/08
NCC Chairman Larry McClendon commended the Senate for its decisive passage of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 and urged President Bush to reconsider his veto threat.
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NCC Applauds House Vote on Farm Bill 05/15/08
NCC Chairman Larry McClendon expressed gratitude for the House of Representatives’ overwhelming approval of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 and urged a similar strong showing in the Senate.
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NCC Action Alert Regarding the Farm Bill Conference Report 05/08/08
An NCC Action Alert urged support for the Conference Report on the new farm bill.
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110th Congress -- Cotton Belt U.S. Representatives 05/07/08
This is a list of Cotton Belt U.S. Representatives and their contact information, including agricultural and trade liaisons and schedulers. Use 202 area code when calling and first name.last name@mail.house.gov when emailing a staffer. Ex: jane.doe@mail.house.gov
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110th Congress -- Cotton Belt Senators 05/07/08
This is a list of Cotton Belt U.S. Senators and their contact information, including including agricultural and trade liaisons and schedulers. Use 202 area code when calling.
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WTO Negotiations Could Undermine Farm Bill Efforts 02/29/08
NCC Chairman Larry McClendon said the NCC will continue to work closely with Congress to ensure final passage and implementation of the farm bill and a successful conclusion to the WTO Doha negotiations.
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Letter Urges Expediting Farm Bill Conference (13.4k pdf) 02/14/08
The NCC joined in an agricultural organization coalition that sent a letter to the Senate and House ag committee chairmen and ranking members conveying appreciation for Chairman Peterson's and Ranking Member Goodlatte's efforts to move
the farm bill process forward.
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Senate Farm Bill Conferees Named 02/05/08
The Senate announced on Feb. 4 its conferees for the upcoming conference on the omnibus farm bill.
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USDA Accepting Crop Disaster Applications 01/28/08
USDA announced on Jan. 25 that eligible farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock, livestock feed and crop losses that occurred before Dec. 31, '07, now can apply to receive disaster payments.
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Senate Panel Asked to Expedite Action on Farm Legislation 10/18/07
The NCC joined with other commodity organizations on a letter to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and that panel’s ranking member, Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) -- urging their prompt action on '07 farm legislation. |
