The Food Supply: Will the Cupboards be Bare? : Hearing Before the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session ... February 5, 1999 |
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Page 53 - Group's initial analyses suggest that the American public can be confident that the major domestic companies, which provide most of the key foods, will continue to operate in spite of the Year 2000 problem.
Page 58 - Conclusion Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for giving me this opportunity to appear before you today. Your continued support is greatly appreciated. I will be glad to answer any questions you and other Members of the Committee may have.
Page 12 - So, we want to thank you for being here, we want to thank you for helping us with this.
Page 45 - System (GPS), leveraging the capability to pinpoint location information about specific field areas. This accurate location data eliminates the guesswork in determining yield variances, crop damage, and soil fertility. These innovations, along with advances in seed, fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicide, have made American farmers the most productive in the world. A century ago the average US farm output fed eight people. Today, it feeds 212.
Page 24 - ... deterioration in the teaching of science and mathematics in the schools for the past quarter century. It comes as no surprise to those who have known of dozens of cases of scientists who have been hounded out of jobs by silly disloyalty charges, and kept out of all professional employment by blacklisting. It comes as no surprise to those of us who have known how good American scientists have had to face vilification by political speechmakers in and out...
Page 45 - All are important to the food supply chain. Possible Y2K disruptions in one can ripple through the chain, affecting all. Like other industries, the food industry is critically dependent on the transportation and utilities industries, and their Y2K preparedness will directly impact the food supply.
Page 56 - Administration (SBA), the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...
Page 3 - More than 80 percent of American farmers use computers as an integral part of their business. A third of those are connected to the Internet, and 75 percent of the farmers own a cellular phone.
Page 54 - USDA has given careful attention to the Y2K readiness of rural utility providers. In February 1998 the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) started surveying its telecommunication and electric borrowers to determine their level of Year 2000 preparedness.
Page 5 - In the past, the tolerance of the American public for systematic disruptions has been very low, and this situation will be no different.