[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: October 8, 1994]
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     THE FARM VIABILITY AND PEST MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994

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                        HON. CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, I come before this body today to introduce 
The Farm Viability and Pest Management Improvement Act of 1994.
  This bill provides incentives for farmers and other users to 
substantially reduce their use of pesticides, while maintaining an 
abundant affordable food supply.
  The bill is farmer friendly; it provides incentives and assistance 
rather than punishment, and it encourages farmers autonomy while giving 
the public the information it needs to trust farm-level decisions.
  The bill has two primary objectives: No. 1 to identify and feature 
farmers who are using intregrated pest management and, No. 2 to 
generate information and recommendations that will lessen the use and 
shift resources away from chemical-intensive pest management.
  I encourage support and cosponsorship for this bill.

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