This week’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Robbie Minnich (pronounced Men-ic), Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council.
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Senators Grassley and Dorgan tried to push an amendment through the Senate to change current payment limitations on farm programs. According to Robbie Minnich, Senior government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council, this amendment would have been detrimental to the cotton industry.
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The National Cotton Council and virtually every commodity and farm organization had urged rejection of the Grassley-Dorgan amendment. Minnich says the amendment was defeated by the Senate on a procedural vote.
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Minnich says the proponents of the amendment were determined to drive a wedge between different segments of agriculture.
