Broadcast Newsline: February 22, 2008

Agriculture committee members from the House and Senate spent the past week negotiating a budget number for the farm bill.

This week’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts.  All cuts are Dr. Gary Adams, Vice-President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council.

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Agriculture committee members from the House and Senate spent the past week negotiating a budget number for the farm bill. Dr. Gary Adams, Vice-President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council says the discussion has been focused on how much over baseline is going to be allowed in terms of Farm Bill funding.

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Once the budget number is agreed to Adams believes the process will move faster.

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Adams says Congress still has the extension deadline looming out in front of them.

 

 

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