Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Appropriations, Parts 1-2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - Finance, Public |
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acres Administration agencies Agricultural Research Service alfalfa Animal and Plant animal diseases appropriation areas beetle biological blight breeding Budget cattle chemical chlordane citrus commercial committee commodities Conservation Service Consumer cooperative corn cost cotton crop Department of Agriculture dieldrin economic EDMINSTER effective environmental eradication estimated evaluation facilities Farm Credit farmers Farmers Home Administration Federal feed fiscal foreign fruit funds germ plasm gypsy moth herbicides improved income increase industry infested insect insecticides laboratory livestock loans losses Marek's disease methods million nematode Nutrition operations parasites percent personnel pest management pesticides Plant Health Service Plum Island pollution poultry problem processing production protection protein reduced released resistance Rural Development Rural Development Service SCHERLE scientists screwworm Secretary BUTZ seed soil soybean soybean cyst nematode species sterile studies swine techniques tion Total USDA vaccine varieties virus weeds weevil wheat WHITTEN
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Page 38 - Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 717 - The Soil and Water Conservation Research Division of the Agricultural Research Service...
Page 575 - FR 7724). requires that all agencies of the Federal Government prepare detailed environmental statements on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The...
Page 458 - Food Safety and Inspection Service The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was established by the Secretary of Agriculture on June 17, 1981, pursuant to authority contained in 5 USC 301 and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 USC app.).
Page 374 - It is not my contention that chemical insecticides must never be used. I do contend that we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm.
Page 257 - Farm Credit Administration. The Farm Credit Administration is an independent agency in the executive branch of the Government. It consists of the Federal Farm Credit Board, the Governor, and other officers and employees.
Page 121 - Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee: It Is a privilege to appear before this distinguished Committee.
Page 158 - If an animal being held by a dealer, or an animal bein^ held by a research facility which is no longer required by such research facility to carry out the research test or experiment for which It has been utilized, is found by a...
Page 38 - Intensive on-the-farm educational assistance to the farm family in appraising and resolving its problems; (2) assistance and counseling to local groups in appraising resources for capability of improvement in agriculture or introduction of industry designed to supplement farm income: (3) cooperation with other agencies and groups in furnishing all possible information as to existing employment opportunities, particularly to farm families having underemployed workers...
Page 202 - The functions and responsibilities of the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of the Inspector General and other Department agencies remain unchanged.