This document is a draft press release about a USDA report on the impacts of climate change on agriculture. It notes that the report found climate change will negatively impact U.S. agriculture but does not provide specifics. It recommends ensuring communications staff at USDA, DOC, and OEP are aware of the report before its release due to potential misrepresentation of the findings in the press. An attachment with technical data is included but cannot be converted to ASCII.

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Phil Cooney
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Subject: Re: Climate Change National Assessment Agriculture Document
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Attached is the draft press release for the document "Agriculture: The
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WilliaAt G. Hohentein
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USDA Global Change PrograM Office
300 7th Street, sW
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Washington, Dc 20250
Phone: (202) 120-6698
pax: (202) 401-1116
11/8/2004
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