Senators Convey Agriculture Budget Cut Opposition to President03/16/2010 Senators Chambliss (R-GA) and Roberts (R-KS), ranking member and a senior member of the Agriculture Committee, respectively, sent a letter to the President opposing budget cuts to farm programs in a tough economy.
Greenhouse Regulation Disapproval Resolutions Supported03/11/2010 The NCC was among 175 organizations which signed onto a letter to Reps. Barton (R-TX) and Skelton (D-MO) conveying support for those legislators' introduction of resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act regarding EPA's decision to move forward on regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
Sens. Lincoln-Chambliss Issue Statement on Brazil Retaliation Efforts Aimed at US Cotton03/09/2010 US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), expressed disappointment after Brazil said it is moving forward on retaliation for injuries due to the US cotton program and the export credit guarantee program (GSM-102).
NCC's Statement on Brazil’s Retaliatory Trade Measures Announcement03/08/2010 The NCC said that given world cotton market conditions and the dramatic changes that have been made in the U.S. cotton program, Brazil’s latest actions are imposing unwarranted harm on Brazilian and American interests in times of economic hardship for all.
USDA To Issue Partial '09-CCP03/05/2010 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on March 5 that USDA will issue approximately $121 million in partial '09-crop counter-cyclical payments to producers with upland cotton and peanut base acres enrolled in USDA's Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program.
February 2010
Input Applications Face Uncertain Future02/23/2010 The NCC expressed concern that the Supreme Court's determination to allow a clearly incorrect lower court decision to stand would have significant negative repercussions on US agriculture.
Administration’s FY11 Budget Proposal Undermines Farm Safety Net02/02/2010 The NCC says the President Obama FY11 USDA budget ignores the extensive changes to production agriculture support that were embodied in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.
NCC Defending Effective Cotton Program on Multiple Fronts04/03/09 West Texas cotton producers were reassured today that the U.S. cotton industry is clearly communicating to lawmakers that the new farm law does not need to be re-opened for budget savings.
