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Time
Line (  complete)
June
30, 1999 Research Phase [NASDA Staff]
July through Sept,
1999 Scoping Phase [Standing Committees]
Oct 1999 through
Feb, 2000 Compile Framework Document [Management Group]
Mid-Year Meeting,
March 2000 Discussion of Framework Document (optional vote)
[Reports from Committee Chairs]
Mar
through Dec, 2000 Information Gathering [Standing Committees]
Annual
Meeting, September, 2000 (OH) Progress Discussion [Reports
from Committee Chairs]
November,
2000 (potential new NASDA members) Presidential,
Congressional, and State Elections
January/February, 2001 Compile and distribute initial
draft document [Management Group]
January,
2001 New Administration and Congress Takes Office
Mid-Year
Meeting, Feb, 2001 Progress discussion [Reports from Committee
Chairs]
Mar
through July, 2001 Final Writing Phase [Standing Committees]
August,
2001 Compile and distribute draft final document [Management
Group]
Annual
Meeting, September, 2001 (VT) Discussion of Final Document (final
vote) [Membership]
Fall,
2001 Document Production and Release [To be Determined]
Fall, 2001 Briefings for Congress and Administration
[To be Determined]
February, 2002 Congress and Administration draft farm
bills [estimated]
July/August, 2002 Congress votes on Farm Bill [estimated]
Archive
Documents
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NASDA
2002 Farm Policy Initiative
Ensuring Profitability and Viability of U.S. Agriculture: The Tools
to Succeed
Project
Description
(Approved:
July 14, 1999, by Board of Directors and Management Group)
Introduction
and Purpose:
The business of producing food and fiber for America
and the world is changing rapidly, and policy makers need to be aware
of these changes to make prudent policy decisions that will ensure the
survivability and enhance the profitability of U.S. agricultural producers.
State and federal policies can either enhance change, or be an impediment
to change. Understanding the shifting dynamics in food and fiber production,
and developing strategic policies to enhance our competitiveness, will
help position American agriculture to benefit from the opportunities
that change will create.
The
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, representing
the 50 states and 4 territories will analyze these forces of change
and develop a comprehensive set of proposals for Congress and the Administration
to consider as the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of
1996 expires.
A
procedure for NASDA to develop a comprehensive set of proposals for
the anticipated 2002 Farm Bill is described in the document "Project
Description." This procedure utilizes the existing NASDA committee
structure to consider and develop the individual concepts and proposals,
but recognizes the unique nature of this undertaking and provides for
a strong oversight role by the Board of Directors to ensure the project
is completed within the time frame and policy guidelines established.
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Working
Documents
When
printing the committee matrices, be sure to change the paper size to
"legal" in your printer properties or select the "Fit to Page" option
in the print dialogue box in Acrobat Reader.
Agricultural
Stewardship block grant program [June 20, 2001]
Alternative
Allocation Formula for Agricultural Stewardship Program [June
20, 2001]
Farm
Income Safety Net Proposal and cover
letter [May 18, 2001]
Committee
Briefing Book [March 15, 2001]
Briefing book
for NASDA members for Meeting with Industry Representatives in Arkansas,
12-15-2000
Income Safety
Net Analysis
Committee
Issues Assignment Matrix [July 2000]
Opportunities and
Challenges
Facing Agriculture in the 21st Century: A Discussion Document
[July 2000]
Framework
Document [July 2000]
Animal
& Plant Industries Committee matrix [July 2000]
Natural
Resources & Environment Committee matrix [July 2000]
Food
& Nutrition Committee matrix [July 2000]
Marketing
& International Trade Committee matrix [July 2000]
Pesticide
Regulation Committee matrix [July 2000]
Rural
Development & Financial Committee matrix [July 2000]
Initial
Draft Document[May 1, 2000]
Working
Document on Markets [March 2000]
Working
Document on Production [March 2000]
Working Document on Risk Management [March 2000]
Working
Document on Stewardship [March 2000]
Working
Document on Technology [March 2000]
Working Document on Transportation [March 2000]
Feasibility
Study of a Cost of Production Insurance program [March 2000]
Farm
Policy Amendment Form
Volunteer Sheet
The
May 1999 Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture Report--The
report is a very large file (4.42 MB) containing over 100 pages. This
file will take a considerable amount of time to download depending on
the speed of your Internet connection. The Commission's report has been
zipped (compressed) to make the file smaller. Please use WinZip, PKZip
or some other compression software to unzip it. The Commissions report
is in Adobe Acrobat format. In order to view this document, you will
need the Adobe Acrobat reader.
Report
of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms
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