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January 2 - CCC to Abide by Whitten in Funding Dispute Foes Hope to Prevail In Next Budget Cycle

January 9 - Fiscal 1988 Appropriations Approved...

January 9 - Major Provisions of the Fiscal 1988 Reconciliation Bill

January 9 - New Sunflower Program Dropped: FY '88 Bill Provides $56 Billion For Agriculture and Nutrition

January 30 - Soybean Growers Want Help From Government

February 6 - Panel Voices Support for Gramm's Nomination

February 20 - Major Proposals in Reagan's Fiscal 1989 Budget

February 20 - Senate Confirms Wendy Gramm for CFTC

February 27 - House Corrects 1987 Farm-Credit Legislation

March 19 - CCC Ruling Favors Rep. Whitten

March 19 - Congress Clears Bill to Promote Farm Exports

March 26 - More Than Sour Grapes Behind East-West Clash

March 26 - Soybean Loan Program Not Likely This Year

April 30 - Honey Program Much Too Sweet for Conte

April 30 - If 550 Bees Call on 2.5 Million Flowers You'll Have Enough Honey for Your Tea

May 7 - Panel Approves Grain-Inspection Bill

May 21 - Agriculture Panels Approve Grain Bill

May 21 - House Committee Votes to Aid Cotton Farmers

May 28 - Agriculture Cotton Bill Clears; House OKs Two Other Farm Bills

May 28 - Cap on Honey Loans Added: Agriculture Spending Bill Draws Veto Threat

June 11 - More Funds Sought for Food, Rural Programs

June 11 - Senate Panel OKs Grain-Inspection Bill

June 18 - Congress Mobilizes to Help Farmers Fight Drought

June 18 - Fiscal 1989 Agriculture Funding (chart)

June 18 - Food and Nutrition Bill Sent to Floor

June 18 - Markup to Continue: Panel Adds Funding for Rural Development

June 18 - Reagan Proposals Ignored: House Approves $44.1 Billion In Spending for Agriculture

June 25 - AGRICULTURAL NOTES: House Panel Advances Food-Stamp Bill

June 25 - AGRICULTURE NOTES: Rural-Development Measure Stalled

June 25 - Congress Readies Emergency Drought Measures

June 25 - Dispute Over CCC Funding: House, Senate at Odds on Agriculture Spending

June 25 - Drought-Relief Measure Approved

June 25 - Fiscal 1989 Agriculture Funding (chart)

July 9 - Drought-Relief Legislation Planned

July 16 - Drought-Relief Bills Attract Scores of Add-Ons

July 16 - House Panel Approves Food-Stamp Bill

July 30 - Amendments Held for Second Measure: House OKs 'Dire Emergency' Supplemental Bill

July 30 - Drought Bill Would Help Farmers, Incumbents

July 30 - Senate Passes $1.5 Billion Food Bill for the Needy

July 30 - Senate Passes Agriculture Spending Bill

August 6 - Conferees Agree on $3.9 Billion Drought Bill

August 6 - Drought Promises Budget Windfall Now And Higher Spending in Years to Come

August 13 - House, Senate Agree on Hunger Bill

August 13 - Price Rises as Congress Clears Drought Bill

August 20 - Major Provisions of Emergency Drought-Aid Bill

September 17 - Farmers Prevail on Biotech Patent Bill

September 17 - House Committee OKs Agricultural Research Bill

September 17 - Panel Votes Curb on Mailing Plants, Fruits

September 24 - Agreement Sought on Agriculture Spending

October 1 - Controversial Provisions Dropped:

October 1 - House Passes Farm-Research Measure

October 1 - Senate Votes to Extend Grain Inspections

October 8 - House Passes Bill to Curb Mail-Borne Pests

October 29 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Agriculture

November 12 - President Reagan's Veto Messages

November 12 - White House Announces Four 'Pocket Vetoes'

December 24 - GAO Warns of Possible Need for FmHA Bailout

December 24 - Legislative Outlook: Agriculture