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Oklahoma Grain and Stocker Producer Leaders Back From Washington, DC
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:14:27 CST
Oklahoma Grain and Stocker Producers President Dean Keiffer, Vice President David Von Tungeln and Candace Krebs, communications coordinator, recently traveled to Washington D.C. for meetings with each of Oklahoma's legislative delegation and other officials in the nation's capital. Among their priority issues were implementation of the current farm bill - the subject of repeated delays - and the first glimpse of what might lie ahead for negotiations surrounding the next farm bill. In the picture here, you see Keiffer, Von Tungeln and Congresswoman Mary Fallin in her Washington, D.C. office.
"Since this is an election year, we don't expect to see a lot done on farm policy, although House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is talking about starting hearings on the next farm bill in the coming months. We plan to have some additional input at that time," Keiffer said. Other important concerns were effective crop insurance coverage, continued funding and support for Oklahoma State University's Wheat Pasture Research Unit at Marshall, concern regarding EPA's greenhouse gas endangerment finding and attempts to impose increasingly costly and intrusive environmental regulations, the need for effective wildlife management, expansion of trade through approval of pending trade agreements and a recognition of the importance of science-based food safety and livestock industry standards.
"I was pleased to see that everyone of our delegation was aware of our concerns and had plans in place to address them," Von Tungeln said. He added that the state of Oklahoma is fortunate to have a delegation that works together so smoothly and effectively for their constituents. "Other states would love to have their delegations work together the way ours does," he noted. "We need to thank them because they work very hard to stay up-to-da te on what effects us back in Oklahoma, and they do a very good job of that," Keiffer added.
Communications Director Candace Krebs has written a lot more on the trip- and has a good group of pictures as well in the PDF publication that we have linked at the bottom of this page. Click on the "OGSPUpdate 02262010.pdf" link to see her full five page recap of the trip to Washington, DC.
03198_OGSPUpdate2-26-2010.pdf
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