Policy Amendments & Action Items for NASDA Membership
Policy Amendments & Action Items for NASDA Membership Consideration 2013 NASDA Annual Meeting
Policy Amendments No.
Submitted By
Section Number to be Amended
1
Director Greg Ibach, Nebraska
6.6 – Country of Origin Labeling
Description
Lead NASDA Staff
Committee Referral
Updates existing NASDA Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) policy
Amy Hendrickson
Marketing & International Trade
Committee Action
NASDA Action
Action Items Submitted By
Title
Description
Lead NASDA Staff
Commissioner Michael Strain, Louisiana
Livestock Producer Information Confidentiality
Support the “Farmer Identity Protection Act” (S. 1343) and similar legislative vehicles to protect the information of U.S. livestock producers
Nathan Bowen
Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment
B
NADRO (Comm. Darrel Aubertine, NY)
FSMA relating to Grade A Dairy and National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
Encourage FDA to recognize PMO and NCIMS milk safety program
Bob Ehart
Food Regulation & Nutrition
C
Director Celia Gould, Allotments on Public Idaho
Lands Grazing
Call on USFS and BLM to develop alternative allotments for those displaced by wildfire.
Nathan Bowen
Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment
National Plant Board (Sec. George Greig, PA/ Comm. Hugh Weathers, SC)
USDA Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act of 2000
Seek uniform regulations and consistent enforcement; Review Special Local Need requests
Bob Ehart
Animal & Plant Industries
No.
A
Alternative
D
Committee Referral
Committee Action
NASDA Action
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Policy Amendments & Action Items for NASDA Membership Consideration 2013 NASDA Annual Meeting No.
Submitted By
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Commissioner Steve Troxler, North Carolina
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Title
Description
Lead NASDA Staff
Forest Inventory and Encourage USFS to support and fully Nathan Analysis (FIA) fund the FIA program Bowen Program Support for further opening green Forestry/Timber SASDA (Comm. Steve markets to larger amounts of Nathan Products and the Troxler, NC) American timber and building Bowen Green Building Council materials Encourage RMA to make federal USDA-RMA Federal Commissioner Steve nursery crop insurance a high Nathan Nursery Crop Troxler, North Carolina priority and quickly release Bowen Insurance Viability proposed rule for industry review Addressing Ongoing Petition the USDS and Congress to Commissioner Todd Amy U.S.-Mexico Water ensure Mexico’s compliance of the Staples, Texas Hendrickson Delivery Issues 1944 Water Treaty Call upon FDA to post the revised Proposed Fresh proposed Produce Safety Rule and Commissioner Steve Produce Safety and Preventative Controls Rule in the Bob Ehart Trocler, North Carolina Preventive Control Federal Register for public comment Rules for a minimum of 120 days. Convey to USDA AMS the strong sentiment of NASDA that State Specialty Crop Block WASDA (Dir. Franci Departments of Agriculture continue Amy Grant – Multi-State Havemeister, AK) to be responsible for reviewing and Hendrickson Projects identifying the multi-state projects funded by the SCBG Program.
Committee Referral
Committee Action
NASDA Action
Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment
Rural Development & Financial Security Marketing & International Trade
Food Regulation & Nutrition
Marketing & International Trade
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Policy Amendments No.
Submitted By
Section Number to be Amended
1
Director Greg Ibach, Nebraska
6.6 – Country of Origin Labeling
Description
Lead NASDA Staff
Committee Referral
Updates existing NASDA Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) policy
Amy Hendrickson
Marketing & International Trade
Committee Action
NASDA Action
Action Items Submitted By
Title
Description
Lead NASDA Staff
Commissioner Michael Strain, Louisiana
Livestock Producer Information Confidentiality
Support the “Farmer Identity Protection Act” (S. 1343) and similar legislative vehicles to protect the information of U.S. livestock producers
Nathan Bowen
Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment
B
NADRO (Comm. Darrel Aubertine, NY)
FSMA relating to Grade A Dairy and National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments
Encourage FDA to recognize PMO and NCIMS milk safety program
Bob Ehart
Food Regulation & Nutrition
C
Director Celia Gould, Allotments on Public Idaho
Lands Grazing
Call on USFS and BLM to develop alternative allotments for those displaced by wildfire.
Nathan Bowen
Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment
National Plant Board (Sec. George Greig, PA/ Comm. Hugh Weathers, SC)
USDA Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act of 2000
Seek uniform regulations and consistent enforcement; Review Special Local Need requests
Bob Ehart
Animal & Plant Industries
No.
A
Alternative
D
Committee Referral
Committee Action
NASDA Action
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Policy Amendments & Action Items for NASDA Membership Consideration 2013 NASDA Annual Meeting No.
Submitted By
E
Commissioner Steve Troxler, North Carolina
F
G
H
I
J
Title
Description
Lead NASDA Staff
Forest Inventory and Encourage USFS to support and fully Nathan Analysis (FIA) fund the FIA program Bowen Program Support for further opening green Forestry/Timber SASDA (Comm. Steve markets to larger amounts of Nathan Products and the Troxler, NC) American timber and building Bowen Green Building Council materials Encourage RMA to make federal USDA-RMA Federal Commissioner Steve nursery crop insurance a high Nathan Nursery Crop Troxler, North Carolina priority and quickly release Bowen Insurance Viability proposed rule for industry review Addressing Ongoing Petition the USDS and Congress to Commissioner Todd Amy U.S.-Mexico Water ensure Mexico’s compliance of the Staples, Texas Hendrickson Delivery Issues 1944 Water Treaty Call upon FDA to post the revised Proposed Fresh proposed Produce Safety Rule and Commissioner Steve Produce Safety and Preventative Controls Rule in the Bob Ehart Trocler, North Carolina Preventive Control Federal Register for public comment Rules for a minimum of 120 days. Convey to USDA AMS the strong sentiment of NASDA that State Specialty Crop Block WASDA (Dir. Franci Departments of Agriculture continue Amy Grant – Multi-State Havemeister, AK) to be responsible for reviewing and Hendrickson Projects identifying the multi-state projects funded by the SCBG Program.
Committee Referral
Committee Action
NASDA Action
Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment Natural Resources, Pesticide Management, & Environment
Rural Development & Financial Security Marketing & International Trade
Food Regulation & Nutrition
Marketing & International Trade
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