ISSUE AREAS (FULL TEXT OF NASDA's RECOMMENDATIONS)

FARM AND RANCH FINANCIAL VIABILITY
       Economic Safety Nets and Assistance Programs
       Dairy Policy
       Risk Management Programs
       Disaster Assistance
       Small and Disadvantaged Farmers / Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
       Farm Savings Accounts
       Intergenerational Farm Transfers

ENHANCING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL
       Trade Policy
       Trade with Cuba
       Trade with China
       Unilateral Sanctions
       Trade Promotion Authority
       Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
       Harmonization of International SPS Standards
       Agreement on Technical Barriers
       Foreign Agricultural Service
       Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program
       Export Financing and Credit Guarantees
       Export Enhancement Program
       International Trade and Market Access of Biotech Products
DOMESTIC
       Specialty Crops
       Organic Agriculture
       Country of Origin Labeling
       Regulation of Grain Merchandising
       Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
       Aquaculture
       Information; Data Collection; and National Measurement System

SUSTAINING AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES: LAND, WATER, AND AIR
       Agriculture Stewardship Partnership Agreements
       Farmland Preservation
       Tax Treatment of Agricultural Conservation Easements
       Improving Conservation Programs

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
       Farm and Ranch Viability
       Farm and Ranch Profitability Grants Program
       Rural Development Programs and Enhancements
       Cooperative Enterprises
       Value-Added Processing

SAFE, HEALTHY, AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD
       Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Program (Farm to School Initiative)
       Department of Defense (DOD) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (DOD Fresh)
       Interstate Meat Sales
       Domestic Food Assistance Programs
       Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
       Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs (FMNP)
       Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
       Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
       Food Stamp Program
       Food Safety Quality Assurance
       Food Defense Planning and Preparedness

BIO-INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY FROM AGRICULTURE

BIOTECHNOLOGY
       Production and Marketing of Biotechnology-Enhanced Crops

BIO-SECURITY: SAFEGUARDING PLANTS AND ANIMALS
       Safeguarding Plants and Animals
       Exotic Pests—Early Detection /Rapid Response
       Animal Identification
       Disposal of Animal Carcasses and Specified Risk Materials

INFRASTRUCTURE
       Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education
       Transportation: River, Rail, and Roadways
       Labor Supply
       E-Commerce and Broadband and Wireless Internet Access