Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1989: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 4784 ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - Rural development |
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Page 641 - Ardmore, Oklahoma. INTRODUCTION 'Mr. Chairman, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to appear before the Committee today on behalf of continued support of agricultural research In the area of plant stress and water conservation. This vital research
Page 613 - System, conducting programs for producers, consumers, processors, suppliers, and retailers of food products, assists the public to understand and practice research-proven methods of food safety. A budget, request of $5,000,000 for this vital interest in FY89 is presented. COMPETITIVENESS AMD PROFITABILITY OF AGRICULTURE American agricultural producers operate in an economic
Page 701 - for listening to these comments and. If there are any questions I will be glad to try to respond to
Page 466 - On behalf of the Institute for Technology Development and myself I want to thank the committee for taking the time to hear a presentation on the proposed USDA, ARS and
Page 679 - not even Imagined a few years ago. The Most exciting potential applications of this biotechnology revolution lie In the fields of agriculture and Medicine. The products of biotechnology are projected to Increase the economic activity
Page 679 - the outstanding opportunities that exist today In biotechnology, Including basic biology, Molecular genetics, and related sciences. The breakthroughs In basic biology, Including rapidly advancing knowledge of how to Manipulate the genetic codes of plants,
Page 641 - availability and quality continue to be limiting factors affecting the growth and cultivation of existing crop species. This underscores the urgent need for new cultural management systems and Improved varieties of drought tolerant food and fiber crops for areas where non-rechargeable groundwater
Page 667 - from artificial intelligence that permit integration of both quantitative information and heuristic knowledge of experts for decision making and problem solving. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the accomplishments, aims and direction of the IPM program, and to request that the resources designated for this program through the Cooperative State Research Service/USDA budget be continued. April 28, 1988 National IPM Coordinating Committee Members 1987 CHAIRMAN Dr. R. J. Miller Vice.
Page 613 - the costs of production must be lowered through application of cost-effective technologies incorporated into Integrated systems. American agricultural technology is
Page 613 - noted for its relatively high costs and increased foreign competition. To regain a competitive edge in world