I indicated to minister Nakagawa that we received their questions and we are in the process of completing the responses. I also indicated that we anticipate submitting those responses to Japan next week. |
I look forward to advancing your rural agenda for the 21st century, |
I spent the morning in (U.S. Speaker of the House) Denny Hastert's district in northern Illinois. There's no question there is impact from the drought. Some ears have four or five kernels, others have nothing, and some are two-thirds filled, |
I thought it was great, |
I toured the area this morning with (House Speaker) Dennis Hastert, ... Corn is about what you'd expect. You peel one husk, and there are maybe four or five kernels. You peel another, and there is no ear at all. You peel a third, and maybe two-thirds of the kernels are there. We'll have a better handle on what the yields are once harvest gets underway. |
I will always advocate we should support agriculture, |
I will always advocate we should support agriculture, ... I just think it's good federal policy and we can continue to do that notwithstanding what happens at the WTO. |
I'm learning a great deal from the people participating in the Farm Bill Forums, |
I'm pleased that USDA can offer assistance to farmers and ranchers who have sustained losses from Hurricane Katrina, ... This agriculture disaster designation will enable eligible producers to apply for low-interest emergency loans from USDA to help cover their losses. This announcement is a part of our commitment to help farmers and ranchers to rebuild their operations. |
if they see something that doesn't look right. |
it does appear that we will not make as much progress in Hong Kong as we had hoped for. |
It was a very disciplined life, |
It would be a grave mistake to declare this round at end, |
It's really cool. Great to pick up dust, |
Let me be clear, the Congress will be writing the next farm bill in 2007, and I am deeply concerned the administration is using the current negotiations to reshape farm policy without the full input of Congress and grassroots support, |