Broadcast Newsline: May 5, 2006

The introduction this week of a bi-partisan bill by Senators Jim Talent and Blanche Lincoln to extend the 2002 farm bill would provide U.S. farmers with much-needed support.

This week’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts.  All cuts are Dr. Mark Lange, President and CEO of the National Cotton Council.

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The introduction this week of a bi-partisan bill by Senators Jim Talent and Blanche Lincoln to extend the 2002 farm bill would provide U.S. farmers with much-needed support according to Dr. Mark Lange, President and CEO of the National Cotton Council.  

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Lange says extending the farm bill will give the U.S. a strong base for WTO negotiations.

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According to Lange the U.S. cotton producer has shown Congress and the administration that the current farm bill is fiscally sound.

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