[FMC] Media Advisory: Congressional Agriculture Leaders to Announce Farm Bill Conference Agreement

[Stacy Miller]

FYI, for those following the slow progress of the Farm Bill.


News from the House Agriculture Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Media Contacts:
April Demert Slayton (Peterson) (202) 225-6872
Kate Cyrul (Harkin) (202) 224-3254
Erin Hamm (Chambliss) (202) 224-4728
Alise Kowlaski (Goodlatte) 202-225-0184
Chris Thorne (Conrad) (202) 224-2043
Carol Guthrie (Baucus) (202) 224-4515
Beth Levine (Grassley) (202) 224-6197
Sandra Salstrom (Pomeroy) (202) 225-2611

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***

CONGRESSIONAL AGRICULTURE LEADERS TO ANNOUNCE FARM BILL CONFERENCE
AGREEMENT

Washington, D.C. - Congressional negotiators will announce a final farm
bill conference agreement TOMORROW, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM
EDT in 1300 Longworth House Office Building.  The bipartisan, bicameral
group will discuss the details of the final bill, which
makes investments in conservation, energy, nutrition and rural
development while continuing and strengthening farm income
protection.

The event will also be webcast on the House and Senate Agriculture
Committee Websites at:
http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/audio.html or
http://agriculture.senate.gov/.


WHO:   Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman, Senate Agriculture Committee
            Congressman Collin Peterson (D-MN), Chairman, House
Agriculture Committee
            Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Ranking Member, Senate
Agriculture Committee
            Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member, House
Agriculture Committee
            Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chairman, Senate Budget
Committee
            Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman, Senate Finance
Committee
            Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member, Senate
Finance Committee
            Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Member, House Agriculture
and House Ways and Means Committees

WHAT: Agriculture leaders to announce farm bill conference report

WHEN: Thursday, May 8, 2008
 1:30 PM

WHERE: Longworth House Office Building
 Room 1300
 Washington, D.C

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The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture web site
http://agriculture.house.gov     has additional information on this and
other subjects.

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Stacy M. Miller
Executive Secretary
Farmers Market Coalition
Morgantown, WV
stacy at farmersmarketcoalition.org
304-685-2669
www.farmersmarketcoalition.org

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