Comm. Mike Strain, Agriculture & Forestry (2014)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Public Affairs, News, Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-07-28
Duration: 00:27:22
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | STRAIN, MIKE | Louisiana. Department of Agriculture and Forestry | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2014 | Water quality | Food safety
Contributors:
- Strain, Mike Speaker
Description
A speech by Mike Strain before the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 28, 2014. Strain is the commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. He discusses: the increase in the value of agriculture since 2008; the reasons for the record production and record exports; the 2014 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature; prioritizing fresh water and the Clean Water Act; the Nutrient Management Initiative Project; the Food Safety Modernization Act; the protocols against agriculture and livestock diseases; farmland preservation; and the ways the department has saved tax payer money.