EMERGING ISSUES LIST

October 19, 1999



Agricultural Research       
  
Biotechnology and Biosafety Protocol       
  
Global Climate Change (Kyoto Treaty)       
  
Clean Air Act - Particulate Matter (PM), regional haze, and ozone.       
  
Intergenerational Farm Transfers       
  
Sustainable Agriculture & Farm Viability       
  
Bioterrorism and Energy Preparedness       
  
Market Concentration/Antitrust       
  
Biomass       
  
Tax Issues       
  
Use of New Technologies to address food safety and environmental concerns (anaerobic digestion of livestock waste, DNA testing of water pollution components).       
  
Antibiotic Resistance       
  
Linking conservation dollars and safety net programs.       
  
Block Grants to states