NASDA=s 2002 Farm Policy Initiative--May 2000

OPPORTUNITIES/CONSTRAINTS
 
MARKETS 
 
Access
Consumer Preference 
Mass vs. Niche  
Promotion  
Market Access Program
Export Financing & Credit Guarantees 
Structural Change 
Trade Policy 
Unilateral Sanctions 
Fast Track Negotiating Authority 
China normal trade relations  
US Anti-Dumping Laws  
Harmonization of International Standards  
Biotech Products
 
PRODUCTION
 
Access to Capital  
Agricultural Credit  
FSA Loan Eligibility 
FSA Emergency Loans 
Beginning Farmers 
Dairy Policy 
Information/ Education/ Technical Assistance  
Labor Supply  
Management Skills  
Small/ Large  
Production  
Tax Policy  
 
RISK MANAGEMENT
 
Information Access
AMTA vs. Supply Management 
Public Safety Net  
Private Sector Tools  
Crop Insurance  
Information Access  




 
STEWARDSHIP
 
Animal Waste Management 
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) 
Clean Air Act 
Regional Haze 
Particulate Matter 
Clean Water Act 
Total Maximum Daily Loads
Conservation Planning/Resource Management 
Emergency Preparation 
Endangered Species Act  
Energy  
Biomass
Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) 
Environmental Resources 
Water 
Pesticide Management Plans
Water (quality and quantity)
Land
Air
Farmland Preservation
Federal Land Management
Federal Wilderness Areas  
Forest System 
Roadless Areas
Global Climate Change
Carbon Management/sequestration
Grazing & Range Management 
Highly Erodible Lands
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Hypoxia
Integrated Pest Management
Lands Legacy Initiative 
Nonpoint Source Pollution 
Watershed Management
Nutrient Management Planning
Private Property Rights
Resource Management Planning  
Safe Drinking Water Act 
Source Water Protection
Groundwater
Safe Food
Emergencies
Harmonization of International Standards
Pathogens
Residues
Sound Science and Risk Assessment
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Pesticide Data and Research Needs
Section 18 Emergency Uses
Worker Protection
Certification and Training
Harmonization of Pesticide Regulations
Minor Uses
Safeguarding Plants and Animals
Animal Health
Animal Drugs
Animal Welfare/Animal Rightsl
Completion of Disease Control Programs 
NAFTA Disease Testing Protocols 
Predator Control 
Wild and Exotic Species 
Wildlife Management
Plant Health
Consolidated Plant Pest Act
Control Strategies
Biological
ICM/IPM
Biotechnology 
Irradiation 
Methyl Bromide
Noxious Weed Management
Plant Quarantine and Inspection
Offshore Pest Exclusion
Interstate Regulation of Nursery Stock
Regulation of Seed Stock
Water Quantity
Irrigation
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
Wetlands Management 
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) 




 
TECHNOLOGY
 
Food Safety
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) System
Tracebacks and Recalls 
Single Food Agency 
Meat and Poultry Inspection 
State Inspection Programs
Federal Preememption
New Technologies 
Irradiation
Imported Food
Domestic Food Assistance 
Transportation
Geographic Information Systems
GMO's /Biotechnology 
Labeling
Product Testing 
Consumer Education 
Federal and State Cooperation
Internet 
New Uses 
Research and Development
 
TRANSPORTATION 




 
Cargo Preference Policy
Food Safety  
Infrastructure 
Safeguarding Plants and Animals