farm bill issues 2007 a powerpoint summary presented by the congressional research service for northeast midwest coalition january jasper womach & ralph m chite coordinators 2 why in mandatory commodity program authority expires appropriated funds discretionary programs agricultural committees use omnibus overall policy review changes 3 issue topics speakers overview support credit jim monke conservation jeff zinn trade food aid charles hanrahan energy randy schnept animal agriculture geoff becker specialty crops jean rawson crop insurance disaster rural development tadlock cowan nutrition joe richardson 4 additional information contact crs analysts directly call inquiry unit at 7 5700 visit website www gov report previewing congress erp rl pdf rl33037 forces shaping debate 707 7237 jwomach loc 6 history economic conditions pressures change barriers to 1860s teaching extension 1930s