In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, NCC Chairman Eddie Smith stressed the importance of preserving the agricultural baseline budget. According to Robbie Minnich, senior government relations representative for the National Cotton Council, that baseline will ultimately serve as the measuring stick for the 2012 farm bill.
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