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 | USDA Report Boosts US '10 Cotton Acreage Estimate 06/30/2010
In its June acreage report, USDA estimated '10-11 US cotton plantings at 10.91 million acres, up 19.20% from '09. Upland planted area is estimated to have increased 18.80% to 10.70 million acres while ELS cotton producers planted 209,000 acres, up 47.80% from '09. USDA’s June number is up 404,000 acres from their initial '10 estimate released in March.
| | NCC Statement on U.S.-Brazil Framework Agreement 06/18/2010
The NCC expressed appreciation for Administration efforts to conclude a framework agreement with Brazil in the WTO dispute involving the export credit guarantee programs and certain provisions of the cotton program.
| | Senate Approval Urged on Resolution Preventing Greenhouse Gas Regulation Under Clean Air Act 06/08/2010
The NCC is urging Senators to vote yes on adoption of S. J. Res. 26, a resolution to disapprove EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
| | USDA Announces Final Rule for Conservation Stewardship Program 06/03/2010
Producers are reminded that the ranking period for '10 CSP acres will end on June 25, and eligible producers must have filled out the basic NRCS application prior to that date. NCC staff created a summary of the program.
| | NCC Summary of Conservation Stewardship Program Final Rule 06/03/2010
The NCC summarized the Conservation Stewardship Program final rule carried in the Federal Register.
| | NCC Responds to Post Editorial on Brazil WTO Case 06/03/2010
The NCC's letter response to a June 3 Washington Post editorial said the newspaper is quick with inflammatory adjectives but short on facts when it comes to agricultural policy and trade disputes.
| | Lincoln: Farm Bill Reauthorization Hearings to Begin this Month 06/02/2010
Senator Blanche Lincoln, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced that the Committee will begin hearings on the reauthorization of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (“Farm Bill”) this month. The first hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in DC and will focus on maintaining a strong U.S. farm policy.
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