109-171 , enacted February 8, 2006) contains net reductions in USDA mandatory spending of $2.7 billion over five years. Farm Bill and Commodity Support Programs

Farm income and price support programs are dictated primarily by Title I of the 2002 farm bill ( P.L. In the 109 th Congress, S. 385 and H.R. In response, Congress included a provision in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ( P.L. Agricultural Trade Policy

		Trade Negotiations

U.S. trade policy seeks to improve market access for U.S. agricultural products through multilateral, regional, and bilateral trade agreements. CFTC Reauthorization

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent federal regulatory agency that regulates the futures trading industry. 3857 ) introduced in the 109 th Congress specifically address agricultural labor issues.
A number of issues affecting U.S. agriculture have been or are being addressed by the 109 th Congress. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ( P.L. 109-171 ), enacted in February 2006, included a net reduction in spending on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mandatory programs of $2.7 billion over five years, and the reauthorization of a dairy income support program. Other issues of importance to agriculture during the second session of the 109 th Congress include the consideration of emergency farm disaster assistance; multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations; concerns about agroterrorism, food safety, and animal and plant diseases (e.g., "mad cow" disease and avian flu); high energy costs; environmental issues; agricultural marketing matters; the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and farm labor issues.