| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date Dec. 8, 1977 |
Report No. CED-78-7 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 04244 - [ B3434697] National Nutrition Issues. CED-78-7; B-164031(3). 1977. 59 pp. a" 2 appendices (22 pp.). December 8, Staff study by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Food (1700). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Agriculture: Agricultural Research and Services (352). Organization Concerned: Department o... |
| Date Nov. 17, 1977 |
Report No. CED-78-13 |
Title
. - sourn- -QFTwLUNITeoSTATCS - .--WR0.e. Low -- i&&ED
the D-114824 REST!?!?~b - Not to b0 rrlsnad Wtd& C---F*
app,~..,. Accotmt:ng OfTice except on the‘ basis of spec& by the Bfiice of CongressiW Rehtiomb _. The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, and Forestry Nutrition, United States Senate Dear Hr. Chairman: NOV 17 lgtl Pursuant to the Committee staff's request, m... |
| Date Oct. 19, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-137 |
Title
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LM103704 California Drought Of 1976 And XV-Extent, Damage, And Governmental Response
With the drought persisting through 1976 and 1977, surface water supplies in some parts of California dwindled sharply, and large quanti,ies of groundwater were extracted t3 make up the shortage. The drought did the most damage to C... |
| Date May 24, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-77 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
-,+.I’ ‘7;1+ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LM102133 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll _ Federal Deficiency Payments Should Not Be Made For Crops Not Grown
Department of Agriculture The Commodity Credit Corporation is making an estimated $135 million in deficiency payments to rice farmers for the 1976 rice crop. These payments are based on the extent... |
| Date April 25, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-57 |
Title
T CONGRrESS New Approach Needed To Con reduction Of ajor Crops If Surpluses Again Occur
Department of Agriculture During the 1971-73 crop years, the Commodity Credit Corporation paid farmers $7.6 billion to set aside, or not farm, cropland. This was to prevent excessive supplies of wheat, feed grains, and cotton from accumulating. This was only partly effective in reducing production primarily bec... |
| Date April 22, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-61 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
01884 [A1152135] Food and Agriculture Issues for Planning. CED-77-61. April 22, 1977. 40 pp. + appendices (11 pp.). Staff study by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Food (1700). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Agriculture (350); Income Security: Public Assistance and Other Income Supplements (6C4). Organi... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-30 |
Title
CONGRESS
d@ ” -1,) I ((II \’ -. BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LM100007 IllllllllIIIIIllIllllllllllll To Protect Tomorrow’s Food Supply, Soil Conservation Needs Priority Attention
Department of Agriculture The money and technical help the Department of Agriculture gives farmers to help control soil erosion could be used more wisely. Loss of topsoil reduces the productivity o... |
| Date June 22, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-116 |
Title
epartment epartrnent EnvironmenthI of the Interior of ricu ltuae Protection Ageky Over half the water delivered to farms for irrigation is wasted through overwatering which can --limit crop production, --increase farming costs, and --contribute to water pollution. Federal agencies should determine the extent and causes of over-irrigating and the role the Government should play in solving the relat... |
| Date June 14, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-101 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Opportunities For More Effective Use Of Animal Manure
Environmental Protection Agency Department of Agriculture Energy Research and Development Administration
Manure is a valuable economic asset which can be used as fertilizer or from which byproducts can be recovered. The Department of Agriculture should increase its efforts t... |
| Date May 28, 1976 |
Report No. ID-76-61 |
Title
Marketing systems and agricultural policies of major grain and soybean producing and exporting countries vary with the political orientation toward the agricultural sector. An assortment of plans are operating in these countries to implement domestic and export marketing systems. This report was made in response to a request by the Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations, Senate Committee on Fo... |
| Date March 26, 1976 |
Report No. OSP-76-16 |
Title
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LMO99406 lllllllillllllllillllllllilll~lll~ Grain Reserves: A Potential U.S. Food Policy Tool
GAO, in considering grain reserves as part of U.S. food policy, concludes that: --We cannot be certain that adverse weather -shocks, similar to those in 1972 and 1974, will not occur in the future. Such shocks would tax existing food supplies and the ... |
| Date March 22, 1974 |
Report No. B-178753 |
Title
Impact Of Soybean Exports 3n Domestic Supplies And Prices
Department of Agriculture B-178753 BY THE COlMpTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-178753 The Honorable Robert H. Steele House of Representatives Dear Mr. Steele: ,‘-r /< In response to your request, we examined the impact of U.S. export policy on the supply and price of U... |
