Field Hearing to Review U.S. Agriculture Policy in Advance of the 2012 Farm Bill

Iowa State Fair Grounds, Penningroth Sale Center, Des Moines
| Apr 30, 2010 1:00pm

DES MOINES, Iowa – On April 30, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Des Moines, Iowa, to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the first in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Seven Members of Congress attended the hearing and heard testimony from nine witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Varel Bailey , corn, soybean, grass, pork, cattle and sheep producer, Anita, Iowa

Mr. Richard Bayliss , corn and soybean producer, Ottumwa, Iowa

Mr. Dane Lang , dairy, corn and soybean producer, Brooklyn, Iowa

Mr. Nick Volz , corn, soybean, and pork producer, Elkhart, Iowa

Mr. Darrell Weems , cattle, corn and soybean producer, Earlham, Iowa

Panel 2

Mr. Warren Erickson , dairy processor, Des Moines, Iowa

Mr. Jim Schaben , livestock operator, Lamoni, Iowa

Mr. Bob Skow , crop insurance agent representative, West Des Moines, Iowa

Mr. Jeff Stroburg , grain and input cooperative operator, Ralston, Iowa