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Oklahoma Grain and Stocker Producers Leadership Meet with Lawmakers and Regulators in DC
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:27:07 CST
Leaders of the Oklahoma Grain and Stocker Producers were in Washington D.C. last week for their annual fly-in. Among their top priorities was the immediate repeal of a provision in the new health care law mandating businesses file 1099 forms identifying anyone with whom they have done more than $600 worth of business over the past year. The OG&SP sent a letter to their delegation emphasizing their opposition to it last year. The future direction of farm policy was also a hot topic, with the process of writing a new 2012 farm bill in the very early stages. OG&SP leaders would like to see a bill that provides effective risk management tools to offset the ongoing decline in public support for traditional programs and one that actually works like a safety net, providing funding when they need it rather than when they don't.
Future ag research and extension funding, a push to get languishing trade agreements moving forward and opposition to environmental over-regulation were also a focus of their many meetings.
During the information gathering stage, OG&SP met for the first time with the International Food Information Council, a 25-year-old nonprofit with the mission of "communicating science-based information on food safety issues to health professionals and the media through partnerships with industry and trade associations." The issues they address with background pieces and media messaging include food technology, biotechnology, animal health and welfare, antibiotics use in livestock and nutrition recommendations.
The group's Communications Director, Candace Krebs, has produced a six page summary of the 2011 visit to our nation's capitol by the OGSP- click on the PDF Link below to download it and read more about their Washington travels.
02926_OGSPUpdate3-2011.pdf
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