loans for the purchase of agricultural land 

 and property (requested by Representative 

 Holliday) . 



(4) Authorize creation of a marketing division in 

 the Montana Department of Agriculture, which 

 would promote Montana agricultural products in 

 both foreign and domestic markets, and assist 

 producers and marketers in dealing with 

 potential buyers, trade representatives, and 

 government agencies (requested by 

 Representative Asay). 



(5) Redirect university agricultural research to 

 the primary purposes of: (a) increasing net 

 farm income; (b) reducing the overall 

 production costs of farming; (c) promoting 

 sound agricultural resource management; 



(d) expanding demand for farm products; and 



(e) developing new agricultural markets 

 (requested by Representatives Rapp-Svrcek and 

 Marks) . 



(6) Require the Montana Agricultural Experiment 

 Station to accelerate research on the 

 development of a sawfly resistant, solid stem 

 wheat and to make wheat research a top 

 program priority (requested by Senator 

 Kolstad) . 



(7) Provide for a state hunting/recreational fee 

 access program as a means of: (a) allowing 

 farmers to earn additional farm income by 

 providing them an alternative use for their 

 land; (b) controlling game damage on 



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