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Date June 24, 1981 Report No. CED-81-96 Title

Agriculture and Food: Weak Management in Animal Disease Control Program Results in Large Economic Losses

,‘. - /dss(c, /LQQlf B’i TH+E GENERAL ACCOUNTING U.S. OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Weak Management In Animal Disease Control Program ResuItS J-I Large Economic Losses Brucellosis, a major problem to beef and dairy producers, is a disease which attacks the reproductive system of livestock, causing abortion, slow breeding, and sterility. Each year livestock producers lose millio...
Date June 19, 1981 Report No. CED-81-112 Title

Agriculture and Food: More Can Be Done To Protect Depositors at Federally Examined Grain Warehouses

General Accounting Office More Can Be Done To .Protect Depositors At Federally Examined Grain Warehouses About 2 percent of the Nation’s 10,000 grain warehouses went bankrupt from 1974 toearly 1981. On the basis of self-developed criteria applied to financial data on a random sample of warehouses examined by the Federal Government, GAO believes that a number of grain warehouses are in an unsound...
Date June 1, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-95 Title

Health: Nutrition Research Peer Review at the National Institutes of Health

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-203244 JUNE 1,1981 The Honorable Frederick W. Richmond Chairman, Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: IIII Illl 115810 Peer Review at the of Health (HRD-81-95) -. As previously arranged, we are providing you with the information we obtained at the request of the former C...
Date April 16, 1981 Report No. CED-81-49 Title

Agriculture and Food: Department of Agriculture Should Have More Authority To Assess User Charges

BY THECCjMfTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES 7 --~ju!!!&J3 * RkqcxxtTo The Congress Department Of Agriculture Should Have More Authority To Assess User Charges Federal appropriations could be reduced as much as $48 million annually if the recipients of Department of Agriculture special benefit services were charged for all costs, except those which can be readily identified with public benefits. M...
Date April 10, 1981 Report No. CED-81-75 Title

Agriculture and Food: The Department of Agriculture Can Minimize the Risk of Potential Crop Failures

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Department Of Agriculture Can Minimize The Risk Of Potential Crop Failures The Nation’s crops are vulnerable to damage from disease, insects, and adverse weather conditions which could limit crop production. The Department of Agriculture is responsible for reducing the vulnerability of the Nation’s crops, but it has not full...
Date April 1, 1981 Report No. CED-81-73 Title

Agriculture and Food: Food Bibliography

References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U S . General Accounting Office @ED-81 -73 O I b 779 FOOD BIBLIOGRAPHY References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office JANUARY 1977-DECEMBER 1980 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 April 1981 CED-81-73 US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE MILTON J. SOCOLAR, ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL CLERIO P...
Date March 18, 1981 Report No. 114747 Title

Agriculture and Food: Reviews of Department of Agriculture Activities

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION \ SUBCOMMITTEE BEFORE THE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEWS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU...
Date March 9, 1981 Report No. CED-81-81 Title

Agriculture and Food: Analysis of Department of Agriculture Report on Fraud and Abuse in Child Nutrition Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE COMMUNITY AN0 DLVLLOPMLNT tCONOMlC DIVISION March 9, 1981 B-202394 lllllllllllll Illl 114634 Committee The Honorable Carl D. Perkins, Chairman on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: LAnalysis of f Department of Agriculture on Fraud and Abuse in Child Nutrition (CED-81-81) Report Programs 3 On Januar...
Date March 2, 1981 Report No. 114519 Title

Agriculture and Food: Structure of American Agriculture

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR ~~ELEASE DELIVERY ON Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Monday, March 2, 1981 Statement Brian of Level P. Crowley, Associate Director, Senior Community And Economic Development before the Family Subcommittee on Forests, Farms and Energy As do//s" of the Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives on The rStructure of American Agricult...
Date Jan. 30, 1981 Report No. CED-81-56 Title

Housing: Summary of Major Deficiencies in the Farmers Home Administration's Business and Industrial Loan Program

B-201890 JANUARY 30,1981 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Sub)ect: Roger W. Jepsen Senate Jepsen: In the tSummary of MaJor Deficiencies Farmers Borne Administration's Business and Industraal Loan Program (CED-81-56) 3 Your letter of January 12, 1981, asked us to summarize malor deflcrencles found In the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA'S) Farmers Home Admlnlstration's (FmHA's) Buslne...
Date Jan. 21, 1981 Report No. CED-81-43 Title

Agriculture and Food: Summary of GAO Reports Issued Since 1977 Pertaining to Farm Bill Legislation

P K, I REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Summary Of GAO Reports Issued Since 1977 Pertaining To Farm BillLegislation GAO has issued over 100 reports pertaining to programs authorized by the Farm Bill since it was renewed in 1977. The reports are organized according to the title and section of the 1977 act, An additional section discusses ongoing GAO work related to Farm Bill is...
Date Dec. 11, 1980 Report No. ID-81-05 Title

International Affairs: Promoting Agricultural Exports to Latin America

. . 7 d t wwk REPORTBY THE’ Cbmptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Pr ’ moting Agricultural To Latin Ameiica 7 The Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agri ultural Service uses relatively little of its rces to promote agriculturai exports to America, Additional promotion efforts assist in tapping the potential of this Exports 113946 relies heavily on private trade orand on its judgments, ba...
Date Oct. 17, 1980 Report No. CED-81-18 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agricultural Research and Extension Programs To Aid Small Farmers

c :’ . RESTRICTED - Nat to he r&and ‘outside the Accolsnting off race! oxecl.:r.,C c2 21s !:ar~~s'of specific by the wl;ice off’ cmgs~;;:o:~a~ iii~~at~oas. UNITEDSTATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 general approval GENERALACCOUNTMOFFKE RELEASED COMMUNITT OKVICLOPMKNT AN0 -MIC OIVI8ION OCTOBER 17,198O B-199623 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Donald W. Stewart Senate Stewart: lllll...
Date Oct. 10, 1980 Report No. CED-81-11 Title

Agriculture and Food: An Assessment of Parity as a Tool for Formulating and Evaluating Agricultural Policy

* . REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES \13w I An Assessment Of Parity As A Tool For Formulating And Evaluating Agricultural Policy Policymakers regard parity, a measure of the purchasing power of farm commodities, as a barometer of the economic health of agriculture. Although it is a useful barometer, it does not reflect total farm sector well-being. For many years, the trends ...
Date Sept. 18, 1980 Report No. 113346 Title

Agriculture and Food: Parity and the Agricultural Sector

. 4.2. . . .. * Y‘< .A.. 2” . - ‘i rr33Y6 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. EDT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER18, 1980 . STATEMENTOF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEEON FAMILY FARMS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SPECIAL STUDIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...
Date Aug. 12, 1980 Report No. CED-80-119 Title

Housing: Inquiry Into Farmers Home Administration's Selection of Developer To Construct Housing Project in New Hampshire

COMMUNITY AND KCONOMIC DEVELOCMLNTDIVISION AUGUST 12,198O B-199708 The Honorable Norman E. D'Amours House of Representatives Dear Mr. D'Amours: Subject: Inquiry into the Farmers Home Administration's of a Developer To Construct a c election Housing Project in New Hampshirel(CED-80-119) Illllll Ill Ill 113050 In accordance with your December 7, 1979, request and subsequent agreements with your offi...
Date Aug. 11, 1980 Report No. CED-80-95 Title

Agriculture and Food: Problems Plagued Department of Agriculture's Grasshopper Control Program in 1979

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe HonorableJames Abdnor House of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES Problemsllagued Department Of Agriculture’s Grasshopper Control Program In 1979 The 1979 grasshopper infestation in 17 Western States was the worst since the 1930s. The Department of Agriculture’s program to control the grasshoppers was not effective because --it was badly managed, --it ...
Date July 24, 1980 Report No. 112851 Title

Financial Institutions: Farmers Home Administration's Computer-Based Unified Management Information System

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 A.M. EST THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE,DIRECTOR DIVISION COMMUNITYAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON OF THE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / FARMERSHOME ADMINISTRATION'S COMPUTER-BASED I, UNIFIED M...
Date July 9, 1980 Report No. CED-80-65 Title

Agriculture and Food: Direct Farmer-to-Consumer Marketing Program Should Be Continued and Improved

* - f /,,, BY'THE COMPTR(ILLERGEF'\IERAL I he OFTHEUNTEDSTATES Congress b Direct ,Farmer-To-Consumer Marketing Program Should Be Continued And Improved Direct farmer-to-consumer sales offer additional income opportunities for farmers and fresher, cheaper food for consumers. Direct marketing may ‘also reduce energy consumption, help preserve farmland, and decrease the reliance of many areas on ou...
Date June 16, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-39 Title

Federal Disaster Assistance: What Should the Policy Be?

BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman And Ranking Minority Member Senate Committee On The Budget United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Disaster Assistance: What Should The Policy Be? creases the Government’ s disaster budget scrutiny. risk while escaping two In formulating Federal disaster policy, economic principles should be considered: --equity--consistency of assistance...
Date June 1, 1980 Report No. CED-80-97 Title

Agriculture and Food: Food Bibliography

11111111IIIIII I I111IllliI111I111 I 113047 eberences Issued by t orts and Other Documents . General Accounting Office CED-80- 97 .. BIBLIOGRAPHY References to Reports and Other .Documents Issued bv the U.S. General Accounting Office JANUARY 1977-DECEMBER 1979 U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 June 1980 CED-80-97 1 US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GEN...
Date May 30, 1980 Report No. OGC-80-12 Title

Budget and Spending: Rescissions of Budget Authority in President's Seventh Special Message for FY 1980

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UN I-i-ED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 IN RQLY RBtRTD: B-196797 May 30, 1980 To the President of the Senate Speaker of the House of and the message On April 16, transmitted to the Congress pursuant for fiara;3 year The special message Act of 1974. to the Impoundment proposes 53 rescissions of budget authority totalling $1,472.7 million and 21 new deferrals totalling $6,...
Date May 6, 1980 Report No. 112251 Title

Agriculture and Food: GAO Reviews of Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies' Activities

United States General Accounting 20546 Washington, C.C. Office FCR RELEASE 01: CELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EL?: Tuesday, May 6, 1980 Statement of Elmer E. Staats General of the United States before the on Agriculture, Rural Cevelopment, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations reviews of and related Comptroller Subcommittee Senate 31-7 Gm-e-r~I Aeeattrrti.nGnC%%-ce k egartment of Agricu...
Date April 14, 1980 Report No. CED-80-62 Title

Agriculture and Food: Grain Inspection and Weighing Systems in the Interior of the United States--An Evaluation

i L. -* Yy’ / REPORTBY THE I(tti* Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Grain Inspection And Weighing Systems In The Interior Of The United States--An Evaluation The Grain Standards Act of 1976 made a number of substantive changes to improve the interior (nonexport) grain inspection and weighIt also required GAO and the ing systems. Department of Agriculture to study the systems. Based on its ...
Date March 31, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-15 Title

Agriculture and Food: A Framework and Checklist for Evaluating Soil and Water Conservation Programs

,33ag BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES t\ VW Report ToThe Congress A Framework And Checklist For Evaluating Soil And Water Conservation Programs For a program to compete successfully for appropriated funds, the Congress must be persuaded that program expenditures represent an essential and effective use of Federal dollars. The information required for the Congress to make this determini...
Date March 28, 1980 Report No. CED-80-84 Title

Economic Development: The Farmers Home Administration's Economic Emergency Loan Program Could Be More Effective

UNITEDSTATE!~ GENERAL AC~ZOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY OEVELOPMENT AND IZCONOMIC DIVIBION . B-198066 The Honorable The Secretary Bob Bergland of Agriculture ,,':)jg (I ($.) uo ~ _ i i"', i ,i' 4% *; 111923 ‘I I Dear Mr. Secretary: he Economic hi-- Farmers Home Administration's Emergency Loan Program Could Be More Effective2 (CED-80-84) #J$-sE@>/o,, before the Subcommittee On J...
Date March 10, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-14 Title

Department of Agriculture: Actions Needed To Enhance Paperwork Management and Reduce Burden

Report he Chairman, Joint Economic Committee CON element. on the form or report, how objective is in 1.?Irli 2.n f 0 1:ri;a t, i 0 n j, s u se d , what the agency’s meets c.2 ,l 1.(2c t. i I ‘iscj t h e :i n f 0 L’ma t i 0 n y and if the information :3 C! ?:I 1t-2 0 h 3 (-:! t.. i. ITE’u The review is ccrndu,cted informally. No tli:ar:‘l.~lir~~~‘~~:at.i.on is prepared or support compil...
Date March 3, 1980 Report No. CED-80-64 Title

Farmers Home Administration: Emergency Loan Processing Procedures in Stanislaus County, California

B-197765 The Honorable Norman D. Shumway House of Representatives Shumway : ,“11.. Subject: Farmers Home Administration: Emergency c. Loan Processing P cedures in Stanislaus County, Californi ( c”~!Q~&$-~,,, “. . ,, “I” Your letters of September 10 and 247”“1979, regarding the Emergency Loan Program administered by the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) , Department of Agriculture, a...
Date Feb. 27, 1980 Report No. CED-80-45 Title

Housing: The Cooperative Extension Service Should Provide Farmers With More Information on Farm Credit Sources

BYTHE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFIGE 9”” Report ToThe Secretary Of Agriculture The Cooperative Extension Service Should Provide FarmersWith More Information On Farm Credit Sources The demand for farm credit has increased significantly in recent years. While the supply of credit from the numerous private and public lenders has generally been adequate to meet the needs of qualified borrowers, begi...
Date Feb. 19, 1980 Report No. CED-80-67 Title

Information Management: Farmers Home Administration's ADP Development Project--Current Status and Unresolved Problems

ller General Farmers Home Aciministration’s ADP Development Project--Current Status And Unresolved Problems In 1974 the Farmers Home Administration began developing a new computer-based information system. Today, its Unified Management information System (UMIS) project is suffering from poor planning and manageIt is at least 5 years behind schedule, ment. and the development cost for UMIS or its...
Date Feb. 14, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-45 Title

Income Security: Recruiting and Placing Puerto Rican Workers With Growers During the 1978 Apple Harvest Were Unsuccessful

BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable Robert C. Byrd United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Recruiting And Placing Puerto Rican Workers With Growers During The 1978 Apple Harvest Were Unsuccessful The Department of Labor used about $275,000 of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act funds to recruit and place Puerto Rican workers with east coast apple growers. However, the workers...
Date Jan. 31, 1980 Report No. 111425 Title

Agriculture and Food: Farmers Home Administration's Economic Emergency Loan Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTCt? , D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M. EST THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1980 STATEMENT OF EiENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR CCt!MUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION AND CREDIT c;lo'u' BEFORE THE SUBCOMMI TTEE ON CCNSERVA'I'ICN OF THE .-- c.3+'.wI) CCtlMITTEE 0111AGRICULTURE 1')[,C., c,oi six" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON \ FARMERS HOME AD...
Date Jan. 11, 1980 Report No. CED-80-9 Title

Agriculture and Food: Agriculture's Set-Aside Programs Should Be Improved

. . _ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES rtr 2-u Report ToThe Congress Agriculture’s Set-Aside Programs Should Be Improved The Department of Agriculture’s wheat and feed grain set-aside programs--taking cropland out of production to reduce expected surpluses--would be more effective if Agriculture adopted a stricter certification and compliance program and eliminated the current s...
Date Jan. 1, 1980 Report No. 111789 Title

Food: Food Related Reports Issued From January 1977 Through December 1979

Food Related Reports Issued from January 1977 through December 1979 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 January 1980 W FOREWORD T h e Community and Economic Development D i v i s i o n , G A O ' s l e a d d i v i s i o n f o r reviews of food programs and p o l i c y , prepared t h i s pamphlet which i n c l u d e s summaries o f GAO r ...
Date Dec. 11, 1979 Report No. 111078 Title

Agriculture and Food: ASCS Needs To Revise Instructions To Help Ensure the Accuracy of Producer-Supplied Information for Emergency Feed Assistance

~Y ~UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION offq Fitzgerald nA-cO O /+ DEC 1979 Mr. Ray V. Admrinistrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service bepartment of Agriculture Lear Mr. Fitzgerald: 111078 We have completed our survey of the emergency feed program administered by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservati...
Date Oct. 26, 1979 Report No. ID-80-01 Title

International Affairs: Stronger Emphasis on Market Development Needed in Agriculture's Export Credit Sales Program

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Stronger Emphasis On Market Development Needed In Agriculture's Export Credit Sales Program Since 1956 the Commodity Credit Corporation has financed over $7 billion in agricultural exports under its Export Credit Sales Program. Originally initiated to help dispose of surplus commodities, the Program has become a primary means o...
Date Oct. 19, 1979 Report No. 110669 Title

Agriculture and Food: Farmers Home Administration's Emergency Loan Program for Production Losses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1979 STATEMENT OF 5ooOi HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION AND CREDIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON /FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION'S EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAM FOR PRO...
Date Sept. 11, 1979 Report No. CED-79-125 Title

Agriculture and Food: Inventory of Federal Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Programs

INVENTORY OF FEDERAL FOOD, NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS ,, CEO -79-125 SEPTEMBER 11, 1979 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF DC THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-114824 Chairman, Senate Committee on-Appropriations Subcomnlttee on Agriculture $iBate @rnrn_ltdEe on Appropriations SubJect: Inventory of and Agriculture SEPTEMBER11, 1979 Federal Food, Nutrition, Programs (CED-79-125) As the uncertainty of...
Date Aug. 17, 1979 Report No. ID-79-41 Title

International Affairs: Government Programs and Organization Affecting Exports

!0qq0 $SUDY BY THE STAFF OF THE U.S. // General Accounting Office Government Programs And Organizotion Affecting Exports i VD S? 4 .~CCiDL1O,% BAUGUST 17. 1979 PREFACE During the past 10 years, the U.S. balance of trade has steadily deteriorated, with deficits on an f.a.s. l/ basis reaching $26.5 billion in 1977 and $28.5 billion in 1978. In light of these trade deficits, we reviewed Government or...
Date Aug. 6, 1979 Report No. CED-79-111 Title

Farmers Home Administration and Small Business Administration Natural Disaster Loan Programs: Budget Implications and Beneficiaries

n OF THE UNITEDSTATES The volume of Farmers Home Administration and Small Business Administration loans for disaster assistance surged to almost $6 billion in fiscal year 1978. This was due largely to widespread drought conditions, low interest rates, and broadening of the Small 3usiness Administration’s disaster assistance loan program to include farmers. Loans were made in every state. Farmers...
Date June 25, 1979 Report No. CED-79-85 Title

Agriculture's Statistics Agency: --Computation of Average Market Price of Rice Questioned--Independent Evaluation and Unimpeded GAO Access to Records Needed

\ BY THt COMP-I '--' LLER GENERAL 0 Report To The Congress CF THE UJ!JI.LD l / Agriculture's Statistics Agency: -- Computation Of Average Market Price Of Rice Questioned -- Independent Evaluation And Unimpeded GAO Access To Records Needed Thile Department of AgrlcultIrti'S stiltcs e qency needs :o develop bettei price data for tile r:ce progratm. The agePncy om~iit!te(d n tin portant factor cost o...
Date April 25, 1979 Report No. 094376 Title

Agriculture and Food: GAO Reviews of USDA Activities

.. . ’ II q oey m 3 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, April 25, 1979 United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D.C. 0943% Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States before the Development, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural and Related Agencies Senate Committee on Appropriations on + Accounting Office reviews of I General Depa...
Date April 25, 1979 Report No. 109192 Title

Agriculture and Food: General Accounting Office Reviews of Department of Agriculture Activities

United States General Accounting 20548 Washington, D.C. Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, April 25, 1979 Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller General of the United States before the Rural Development, Subcommittee on Agriculture, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations Senate on Office reviews. . ofGeneral Accounting . c Department of Agriculture acti...
Date April 24, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-15 Title

Budget and Spending: Long-Term Cost Implications of Farmers Home Administration Subsidized and Guaranteed Loan Program

_ REPORT ‘THE ‘W ; OF THE UNITEDSTATES ,. pv(js Comptroller Gendal / Long -TermCost Implications Of Farmers Home Administration Subsidized ’i And Guaranteed Loan Program I The Farmers Home Administration provides loans for rural housing, farming, and community and industrial development. In fiscal year 1979 the authorization request exceeded $7 billion, but the agency does not identify the f...
Date March 16, 1979 Report No. 108832 Title

Agriculture and Food: Proposed Sugar Stabilization Act of 1979

. W’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE 108832 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON SUGAR PROGRAMS MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: TO DISCUSS 0~ THE WE RECENTLY 1979, I...
Date March 16, 1979 Report No. CED-79-24 Title

Agriculture and Food: Questionable Payments and Loan Defaults in Sugar Programs

BY THE COMPTROLLER G&iRN OF THEUNITEDSTATES qq@ ’ Report To The Congress Questionable Payments And Loan Defaults In Sugar Programs The Department of Agriculture’s sugar pricesupport payment program on 1977 crop year sugar has resulted in questionable payments ...2.+,’ of millions of dollars. Agriculture’s loan program for 1977 crop year sugar is beset with problems of storage, underpayment...
Date Jan. 31, 1979 Report No. CED-79-26 Title

Federal Response to the 1976-77 Drought: What Should Be Done Next?

REPORT BY TkIE0 Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Response To The 1976-77 Drought: What Should Be Done Next? Four Federal agencies provided drought-related loans and grants exceeding $1 billion to augment water supplies and provided assistance to a large number of drought victims. However, there were problems in administering the drought programs. To cope more effectively with futur...
Date Jan. 29, 1979 Report No. 108538 Title

Agriculture and Food: Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) Commodity Loan and Grain Reserve Programs

UNITED STALES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNIW D~XC~LOPMIZNT AND LltC~t.lOMIC UIVISION ti c, JAN 2 9 1979 Mr. Rily v . Fitzgerald Administrator, Agricultural Service Dcpnrtnwnt of Agriculture Fitzgerald: zfl CT0 Dear Mr. k ,“I 1’ We have recently completed a limited review of the 's (CCC) /4cc management of theBommodity Credit Corporation The programs commodity loan and...
Date Sept. 26, 1978 Report No. CED-78-178 Title

Changing Character and Structure of American Agriculture: An Overview

DOCU ENT RESOE 07350 -- C2867977] Changing Character and Structure of American Agriculture: An Overview. CED-78-178; -114824. September 26, 1978. 152 pp. Staff study By Henry Eschcege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Food: Future Cost and Supply of Resources for Focil Production (1711); Domestic Housing and Community High Development: Economic Development in Rural Are...
Date May 25, 1978 Report No. CED-78-118 Title

Housing: Difficulties in Coordinating Farm Assistance Programs Operated by Farmers Home Administration and Small Business Administration