I have signed into law H.R. 1976, the 'Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.'

This Act provides $13.4 billion in discretionary budget authority for programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

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

I encourage all Americans, on our farms and in our cities alike, to recognize the accomplishments of our farmers and of all those who work together to produce the abundance of agricultural foods and fibers that strengthen and enrich the United States.

I think it's good for agriculture, good for the environment, and I still have the same position.

I hereby authorize the release in fiscal year 1994 of up to 200,000 metric tons of wheat from the reserve.

The Department of Agriculture agrees that the decision to contract with private attorneys for prosecution of actions will be made only upon its determination that the private attorney will provide competent and cost-effective legal representation.

My Administration is committed to more aggressive Government action to resolve the problem of delinquent farm loan debt.

I believe that current trends in the provision of pollination and honey production will not be significantly affected by not providing relief.

The efficiency with which a nation produces and distributes its agricultural products largely determines the vitality, health, well-being, and economic strength of that nation.

I'm convinced that on a level playing field our farmers can compete with anybody in the world.

If we had one that worked, if there was a system of crop insurance that worked, we wouldn't have to worry about it.

The corn crop is very stunted because of the rain, and this is soybean planting time and coming to the end of it.

Clearly, this is one of the most significant natural disasters midwestern residents, business owners, and agricultural producers have faced in a very long time.

The Act provides most of the funding requested for the Department of Agriculture's portion of the Federal Water Quality Initiative to reduce groundwater and surface water pollution from agricultural sources.

U.S. farm exports will reach $40 billion, up $8 billion above last year—the greatest 1-year increase in history.

Never in history have so many been fed by so few.

Their numbers will grow unless we find means to raise world food production and improve food distribution.