Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture, using all the agencies of the Department of Agriculture and working closely with the land grant colleges, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Cooperative Extension Services, devote increased emphasis to teaching farmers how to better market their agricultural commodities.
Urges the Secretary, in consultation with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to appoint a task force to educate farmers as to the availability of futures markets and forward contracting as a means of hedging against future risks. States that the Secretary should report to the Senate with plans 120 days after enactment of this Resolution.
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, S. Rept. 96-551.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, S. Rept. 96-551.
Call of calendar in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
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