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As part of this amendment , Congress required the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Animal Welfare Information Center at the National Agricultural Library to assist in searching for alternatives and other information that would help reduce or alleviate pain and distress in research animals . With no simple solution in sight , Salyers continues to advise government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock feed , a practice banned throughout the European Union . Authority is provided to the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer marginal and sensitive inventory lands to any Federal or State agency for conservation purposes . Easement Program , amended the Noxious Weed Act of 1974 , require all Federal land management agencies to designate coordinators and institute programs , and require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an Agricultural Council on Environmental Quality served by an Office of AEQ in the Department . The 1985 Act also established a Conservation Reserve program , providing an opportunity for farmers to enter into 10-year contracts with the Department of Agriculture to take highly erodible land out of production and receive annual rental payments for returning the land to permanent vegetative cover and for applying soil conservation prescriptions such as wildlife habitat development . Although we appear likely to succeed in convincing the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture to withdraw their support from the plan , the Norwegian Defence Minister intends to proceed nonetheless in July 2000 based on the parliament 's original favourable decision . " London Vegetarian Society representations to the Ministry of Agriculture to modify policy in the light of the appeal from the Cereals Conference and put thin children anywhere before more fat hogs at home have been unsuccessful . Yes , because I want you , the employees of the Department of Agriculture to know that this day is your day , too . Requirements for exercise for dogs and for an environment that is adequate to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates are statutorily mandated by the 1985 amendments to the Act. Congress directed the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate minimum requirements that would fulfill these needs . These identical bills would require the Department of Agriculture to establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public to file all required paperwork electronically with the Department and to have access to public information on farm programs , quarterly trade , economic , and production reports .