Broadcast Newsline: September 27, 2013
On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., Patrick Johnson, Jr. a Tunica, MS, cotton producer and member of the National Cotton Council’s Environmental Task Force and EPA’s Farm, Ranch, and Rural Community Advisory Committee, conveyed concerns with the honeybee and pesticide registration issue in a meeting with newly confirmed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Today's Cotton Newsline is 5 cuts. All cuts are Patrick Johnson Jr., a Tunica, MS, cotton producer and member of the National Cotton Council's Environmental Task Force and EPA's Farm, Ranch, and Rural Community Advisory Committee.
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On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., Patrick Johnson, Jr. a Tunica, MS, cotton producer and member of the National Cotton Council's Environmental Task Force and EPA's Farm, Ranch, and Rural Community Advisory Committee, conveyed concerns with the honeybee and pesticide registration issue in a meeting with newly confirmed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Johnson starts us off today with a breakdown of the meetings attendees.
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After opening statements by Vilsack and McCarthy, the agricultural groups' representatives were given the opportunity to convey their respective issues of concern.
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Johnson further explains the labeling issue and how it affects farmers.
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Fortunately the discussion brought up some interesting points.
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Johnson closes with a few notes on what he took away from the meeting.
