HCS HB 981 -- AGRICULTURAL DEMONSTRATION AWARDS

SPONSOR:  Myers

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on
Agriculture by a vote of 23 to 0.

Currently, the Department of Agriculture makes demonstration
awards to individual farmers who identify, develop, and
demonstrate agricultural strategies which reduce the dependency
of food and fiber production on nonrenewable inputs.  This
substitute requires that up to 50% of the demonstration awards be
allocated to projects which demonstrate environmentally sound
agricultural practices that directly improve water quality or
animal waste management.  This targeted demonstration award
requirement is to be in effect through Fiscal Year 2006.

FISCAL NOTE:  Not available at time of printing.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that water quality and waste handling
innovations are critical to the future of agriculture.  This
program demonstrates agricultural innovations to producers
thereby improving waste management particles.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Myers; and Missouri
Farm Bureau.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Roland Tackett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:14 am