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(Lincoln, NE) Gov. Dave Heineman will hold a series of meetings to gather input from Nebraskans on 2007 Farm Bill priorities. The first 2007 Farm Bill Listening Session will be held during the Nebraska State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the State Fair Park Agriculture Hall in Lincoln.
“As one of the nation’s top agricultural states, Nebraska has a great opportunity to provide input that will help shape the 2007 Farm Bill,” Gov. Heineman said. “This legislation will help determine commodity price supports, priorities with regard to conservation programs, as well as rural development, renewable energy and beginning farmer initiatives for several years to come.”
More than a dozen Nebraska agricultural and rural organizations have been invited to provide testimony during the Governor’s first farm bill listening session, which also will be attended by Nebraska Agriculture Director Greg Ibach. Gov. Heineman intends to hold additional listening sessions around the state following the fall harvest.
Ibach said, “The information gathered at these sessions will be important as we work with agricultural organizations and our congressional delegation to encourage a sound national policy for agriculture that meets the needs of both Nebraska’s producers and rural communities.”
The State Fair listening session will be held on the presentation stage at Agriculture Hall. Details on other listening sessions will be announced in the weeks to come.
“This event will help begin a statewide dialogue on the farm bill, and lay the framework for future discussions being planned around the state,” Gov. Heineman said. “U.S. agriculture policy has far-reaching implications for our producers and our state economy, and these listening sessions will provide an important opportunity for farmers, ranchers, and all Nebraskans to weigh-in on the issues that directly affect them.”
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