Keith Good of FarmPolicy.com reports that the Senate Budget Committee will hold a field hearing today in North Dakota titled "Writing the Next Farm Bill." The hearing will take place at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) in Mohall, ND.
Kristen Daum of the Grand Forks Herald Online reports that "work on the bill is already under way, with initial efforts that began earlier this year by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, a Democrat who represents western Minnesota."
"Farmland makes up about 90 percent of North Dakota -- and last year, the crops harvested from the state's soil totaled an estimated production value of more than $5.5 billion, according to data from the U.S. and state departments of agriculture."
Earl Pomeroy, (D-ND) expressed that the current farm bill was working and said that "he likes the strong crop insurance and disaster aid programs that provide stability for farmers in a volatile line of work."
To read the FarmPolicy.com blog post, click here.
To read the Grand Forks Herald Online story, click here.
Posted: 10/11/2010
