Secondly, the Council of Economic Advisers, the White House Rural Council, and the Department of Agriculture released a new report, which notes progress that has been made in the agricultural economy, and details steps the Obama administration has taken to help strengthen the farm economy and support jobs and growth in rural America.

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The Rural Council, chaired by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, is dedicated to creating jobs and fostering economic development in Rural America.

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Ross Racine is the Executive Director of Intertribal Agriculture Council.

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He added: "Council farms are fundamental to the future of agriculture in Wales".

BBC: Rural development sub-committee

Yesterday, the White House Rural Council hosted a Native American Food and Agriculture Roundtable Discussion, bringing together tribal leaders and experts on Native American agricultural economic development with Administration officials from the White House Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Council on Environmental Quality, and federal agency partners including the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Commerce, Treasury, and the Small Business Administration.

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But Estrada says Laquian will speak on the economy as a member of the new Economic Coordinating Council, which also includes the secretaries of finance, trade and industry, socio-economic planning, agriculture and the budget.

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At an Agriculture Council discussion last year, nine of the EU's 15 countries said they wanted an eight-hour travel limit.

BBC: Lumley lures MPs to animal cause

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and John Koskinen, chair of the President Council on Y2K Conversion, flanked by representatives from the food industry, said that grocery stores, convenience stores and major chain restaurants have completed their Y2K preparations and anticipate no problems for consumers.

CNN: U.S. officials predict no Y2K food shortages