Hearings
Full Committee – Public Hearing RE: Big Data and Agriculture: Innovation and Implications
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 | 10:00 |
Oct 28, 2015 10:00 am
1300 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. Full Committee – Public Hearing RE: Big Data and Agriculture: Innovation and Implications Upon announcing the Full Committee hearing, Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway issued the following statement: "Big data has arrived, and it is here to stay. This brings opportunity and unique challenges for technology providers, farmers, commodity traders and the consuming public. Wednesday's hearing will allow stakeholders to explain what big data means to their farm or business, and how it is changing the marketplace for agriculture." Witnesses Panel I Mr. Blake Hurst, President, Missouri Farm Bureau, Member of the Board of Directors, American Farm Bureau Federation, Tarkio, MO Mr. Billy Tiller, Director of Business Development and Co-Founder, Grower Information Services Cooperative, Lubbock, TX Dr. Michael K. Stern, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Climate Corporation and Vice President, Monsanto, San Francisco, CA Mr. Matt Rushing, Vice President, Product Line, Advanced Technology Solutions, AGCO, Duluth, GA Dr. Shannon Ferrell, Associate Professor and Faculty Teaching Fellow, Agricultural Law Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK Related News Chairman Conaway's opening statement Press Release Video Watch Archived Video Hearing Transcript |