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Published August 31, 2011, 07:09 AM

Agriculture Council to discuss farm bill

The Food and Agriculture Council will meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at North Dakota Farmers Union State Headquarters in Jamestown. The focus of this meeting will be on the farm bill with representatives from Sen. Kent Conrad and Sen. John Hoeven’s offices presenting on the topic. They will also be fielding questions from the audience. The meeting is open to the public.

The Food and Agriculture Council will meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at North Dakota Farmers Union State Headquarters in Jamestown. The focus of this meeting will be on the farm bill with representatives from Sen. Kent Conrad and Sen. John Hoeven’s offices presenting on the topic. They will also be fielding questions from the audience. The meeting is open to the public.

The Food and Agriculture Council was established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in each state to coordinate interagency activities and to promote the goals and objectives of agriculture-related industries. The state councils may be utilized for public feedback on procedural issues, to receive recommendations on policies under consideration and to keep informed on agriculture and rural development concerns.

USDA agencies that are part of the council include the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Rural Development, Animal & Plant Health Inspections, Agricultural Research Service, Federal Grain Inspection Service, Forest Service, Farm Service Agency, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Rural Utilities Service and Food and Nutrition Service. State agencies part of the council include the Division of Homeland Security, NDSU Extension Service, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, Forest Service and Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute.

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