HR 4113 · 105th Congress · Agriculture and Food
To assist the efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods.
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research.(1998-07-02)
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Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to state that rural development extension programs should emphasize market development education and technical assistance for small and medium sized farms. Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to authorize Fund for Rural America amounts to be used for rural development technical assistance. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide project priority for farmer-owned value-added processing facilities.…
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