Saturday, July 5, 2008
Audio Gallery
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3-2-08 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson gave the keynote address to NFU’s 2008 Convention. Peterson focused on the on-going farm bill negotiations.
1-25-08 NFU President Tom Buis in a conference call with reporters today strongly urged members of Congress and the administration to reach a compromise so a new farm bill can be signed into law.
12-13-07 NFU President Tom Buis reacts to this evening’s passage of the energy bill in the Senate. The 86-8 vote approved a bill that expands the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
11-16-07 NFU President Tom Buis reacts to today’s failed cloture vote in the Senate. The vote would have allowed for the Senate to consider the farm bill, which expired the end of September.
11-8-07 NFU President Tom Buis appeared on Watertown, South Dakota’s KWAT Ag Hour, to disuss the farm bill. Jason Frerichs, a member of South Dakota Farmers Union, also appeared as the host for the show.
11-7-07 NFU President Tom Buis appeared on NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show along with Dan Morgan, Washington Post correspondent; Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group President; and Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., to discuss the farm bill and provide an update on the politics of agriculture.
11-5-07 NFU President Tom Buis spoke with WNAX Radio in South Dakota about the Senate farm bill, agreeing that the bill may take two weeks to pass through the floor - debate mostly centering around two or three issues, including payment limits.
10-29-07 NFU President Tom Buis appeared on Agritalk following the Senate Ag Committee’s farm bill passage to discuss reactions to the bill. Buis discussed the provisions that will benefit family farmers and ranchers as well as the provisions NFU would like to see addressed on the Senate floor.
10-23-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments on a coalition’s agreement on the interstate shipment of meat and poultry products. The compromise legislation will be included in the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill. Read full release.
10-23-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments on the benefits of interstate shipment of meat and poultry products to the “Buy Fresh, Buy Local” movement. The compromise legislation will be included in the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill. Read full release.
10-23-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments on the benefits of interstate shipment of meat and poultry products to providing safe food to American consumers. The compromise legislation will be included in the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill. Read full release.
10-8-07 NFU President Tom Buis appeared on AgriTalk along with National Association of State Departments of Agriculture President Roger Johnson to discuss allowing interstate shipment of meat and poultry within the U.S. Visit AgriTalk.com
9-19-07 NFU President Tom Buis joined Senate leaders in a press conference to discuss the need for a permanent disaster assistance program that would aid producers during times of natural disasters without relying on yearly ad hoc assistance.
9-19-07 NFU President Tom Buis applauds Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus for outlining a tax package last week that would provide the funds to create a permanent disaster program in the 2007 Farm Bill.
9-18-07 NFU President Tom Buis appeared on AgriTalk to discuss USDA’s Sept. 14 decision to expand beef trade with Canada, despite concerns regarding BSE and the lack of mandatory COOL. Buis also discussed NFU’s fall fly-in and the need for a permanent disaster assistance program.
