Federal Crop Insurance Program: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Conservation and Credit of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - 468 pages |
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acre actuarial Administration all-risk appreciate ASCS BEDELL believe bill billion bushels California Chairman Chart Number COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Commodity Credit Corporation Congress Congressman Conservation and Credit corn cost of production cotton cover coverage Crop Insurance Act Crop Insurance Corporation crop insurance program DEAL Deuel County disaster assistance disaster payment program disaster program drought Ed Jones eligible Emmons County expanded expenses Farm Bureau farm program Farmers Union FCIC Federal Crop Insurance feel freeze GLICKMAN going Government gram growers hail insurance HARKIN Houston County JONES of Tennessee land legislation loss MADIGAN major MARLENEE Miesbach offered operation PANETTA participation percent present program president private insurance problems production costs proposed question reinsurance represent risk San Benito County SCHUH statement Subcommittee on Conservation subsidy testimony Texas Citrus Thank tion TOM DASCHLE USDA wheat witness yield
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Page 135 - You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
Page 14 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it gives me great pleasure to appear before you and explain our request for a fiscal year 1971 supplemental appropriation.
Page 227 - I am a member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and chairman of its taxation committee.
Page 375 - The Secretary of Agriculture may allot to bureaus and offices of the Department of Agriculture or transfer to such other agencies of the State and Federal Governments as he may request to assist in carrying out this title any funds made available pursuant to the provisions of section 516 of this Act.
Page 362 - The subcommittee will stand in recess for a few moments. [Recess taken.] Mr. JONES of Tennessee. The subcommittee will resume its sitting.
Page 221 - Insurance provided under this subsection shall not cover losses due to the neglect or malfeasance of the producer, or to the failure of the producer to reseed to the same crop in areas and under circumstances where it is customary to so reseed, or to the failure of the producer to follow established good farming practices.
Page 212 - The purpose of this act is to promote the national welfare by improving the economic stability of agriculture through a sound system of crop insurance and providing the means for research and experience helpful in devising and establishing such insurance.
Page 73 - ... courts to determine such controversies without regard to the amount in controversy: Provided, That no suit on such claim shall be allowed under this section unless the same shall have been brought within one year after the date when notice of denial of the claim is mailed to and received by the claimant.
Page 142 - I am not sure that I understand what you mean by the term "indemnity payment.
Page 163 - Lamont, your prepared statement will be made a part of the hearing record. [The prepared statement of Mr.