Agriculture

This is only a one-year temporary fix for the overall problems facing our farmers.

I am designating $8.8 billion in emergency assistance to our Nation's farmers and ranchers.

The Act provides $14.1 billion in discretionary budget authority for programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

I have signed into law H.R. 1906, the 'Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000.'

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

We have a terrible crisis in American agriculture today.

Paul W. Fiddick, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Wardell Clinton Townsend, Jr., resigned.

Today I am signing into law S. 2344, the 'Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act.'

No farmer should go broke because of an act of God.

I think the future trends around the world look quite good for America's farmers if we can get through this rough spot.

With prices for many farm products plummeting, America's farm families face a crisis, and we have an obligation to help.

By providing the first-ever specific safety standards for fruits and vegetables, the guidance will improve the agricultural and manufacturing practices of all those seeking to sell produce in the U.S. market.

We must ensure that fruits and vegetables coming from abroad are as safe as those produced in the United States.

I am pleased to sign this bill in order to expand opportunities and lower costs for the ranchers and farmers of America.

Today I have approved H.R. 2029, the 'Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996.'

This bill should lower the cost of credit for farmers and ranchers.

We need a farm bill, and we need to strike while the iron's hot so we can keep this going.

Approved October 21H.R. 1976 / Public Law 104-37Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996