Committee Agendas (MS-Word documents):
— Animal & Plant Industries Committee
— Biotechnology Task Force
— Food Regulation & Nutrition Committee
— Food & Agriculture Security Task Force
— Marketing & International Trade Committee
— Natural Resources & Pesticide Management Committee
— Rural Development & Financial Security Committee
— Specialty Crop Task Force
Committee Minutes (MS-Word documents):
— Animal & Plant Industries Committee
— Food Regulation & Nutrition Committee
— Food & Agriculture Security Task Force
— Marketing & International Trade Committee
— Natural Resources & Pesticide Management Committee
— Rural Development & Financial Security Committee
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— NASDA Policy Revisions Key
— Analysis of the provisions of the 2007 Farm Bill as passed by the House of Representatives on July 27th and compared with NASDA’s recommendations (with the missing VII-Research section now included).
If you are having trouble accessing or printing any of these documents, please contact Betsy Maixner, betsy@nasda.org, 202-373-9072.
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PRESENTATIONS
09.24.07 Miller NASDA Presentation FINAL
2007-09-25 NASDA Meeting Ag and Climate Change
AAPFCO 2007
AMS Trista NASDA SCBGP 9-21-07
APCO Slide Presentation
Biofuels 30 minut
Carbon Credit Enerson
CFI: Earning & Maintaining the Social License to Operate
Farm Bill Overview
FP GENERAL MASTER Barnes
IFIC Pres
KCNASDA PPT9-24-07 blackham 2
KCNASDA PPT9-24-07 blackham
NASDAPPT--Stewart
R Bech_NASDA_9-21-07 biotech mtg
Renewable Energy Legislation presentation
AMENDMENTS & ACTION ITEMS
Animal & Plant Industries Committee (AP)
AP -1 Policy Amendment: Performance Measures for Agricultural Quarantine Inspections submitted by A.G. Kawamura (CA) & Charles Bronson (FL) amending 1.2 Animal Health Issues & 2.3 Foreign Plant Pests and Disease Issues.
AP-2 Policy Amendment: Support of USDA in Legal Challenges to Joint Federal/State Eradication Programs submitted by Charles Bronson (FL) amending 2.2 Domestic Plant Issues.
MT/AP-1 Policy Statement Rewrite: Biotechnology--A Key to Agriculture's Future (submitted by Biotechnology Task Force).
Action by Committee:
AP/FS-A--letter to FDA
AP-B--suggested letter from members to their states’ U.S. Senators
AP-C, AP-D, AP-F (as amended) and AP-G--combined into a letter to APHIS
AP-C, AP-D, and AP-H--combined into a letter to the Forest Service
AP-E--approved by Committee
AP/FS-A Action item: FDA’s ORA Transformation Process, submitted by Bill Northey (IA) & AG Kawamura (CA), Animal & Plant Industries and Food Safety & Nutrition Committees.
AP-B Action Item: Transfer of Agricultural Quarantine Inspectors submitted by A.G. Kawamura (CA)
AP-C Action Item: National Strategy for Mitigation of Risks Associated with the Movement of Firewood submitted by National Plant Board.
AP-D Action Item: Sirex Noctilio Biological Control and Quarantine submitted by National Plant Board.
AP-E Action Item: Funding for Gypsy Moth Slow-The-Spread, Eradication, and Suppression Programs submitted by National Plant Board.
AP-F Action Item as amended: National Survey for Exotic Honey Bee Pests submitted by National Plant Board.
AP-G Action Item: Streamlined Process for Review and Approval of New Treatment Methods submitted by National Plant Board.
AP-H Action Item: State and Private Forestry Redesign Initiative submitted by National Plant Board. Draft letter.
Food Safety & Nutrition Committee (FS)
FS-1 Policy Amendment: 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans submitted by A.G. Kawamura (CA), amending NASDA's 2007 Farm Bill Document, Section 5, Nutrition and Food Assistance.
AP/FS-A Action item: Food Regulation and Safety / FDA’s ORA Transformation Process, submitted by Bill Northey (IA) & AG Kawamura (CA), concurred with Animal & Plant Industries Committees.
FS-B Action item: The Dairy Division of NASDA asks NASDA to promote Federal legislation to grant FDA the legal authority and resources for pre-market approval of dairy products imported to the U.S.
Marketing and International Trade Committee (MT)
MT/AP-1 Policy Statement #3 Rewrite: Biotechnology A Key to Agriculture's Future (submitted by Biotechnology Task Force) concurred with the recommendations of the Animal & Plant Industries Committee.
MT-2 Policy Amendment: Specialty Crops Research Program submitted by A.G. Kawamura (CA).
MT-A Action Item: Trade Remedy and Zeroing submitted by Charles Bronson
MT-B Action Item: Letter be sent to Congress and USDA urging them to provide adequate funding for implementing mandated inspection and grading services submitted by SASDA.
MT-C Action Item: Specialty Crops members’ letter to Senate submitted by Task Force.
Natural Resources & Pesticide Management Committee (NR)
NR-1 Policy Amendment: Submitted by Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, regarding duplication of programs.
NR-2 Policy Amendment: Submitted by AAPFCO technical change to policy, regarding urease inhibitors.
Rural Development and Financial Security Committee (RD)
RD-1 Policy Amendment: Add new section to Agriculture Infrastructure, titled 10.5 Global Positioning System (GPS) submitted by Steve Troxler (NC).
RD-2 Policy Statement #10 Rewrite: Agriculture Infrastructure submitted by Roger Johnson (ND).
RD-4 APA-3 Adds U.S. Department of Justice to the list of federal agencies in Section 10.2, submitted by SASDA.
RD-3 Policy Statement #12 Rewrite: Financial Security for Agriculture submitted by Roger Johnson (ND).
RD-4 Policy Statement #13 Rewrite: Rural Development submitted by Roger Johnson (ND).
RD-5 Policy Statement #14 Rewrite: Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education submitted by Roger Johnson (ND).
RD-A Action Item: National Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) submitted by Steve Troxler (NC).
RD-B Action Item: Letter regarding legal services outreach submitted by SASDA.
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