Hearing to Review the Administration and Delivery of Conservation Programs

1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Jul 1, 2010 10:00am

WASHINGTON - On July 1, 2010, Congressman Tim Holden, D-Pa., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, held a hearing to review the administration and delivery of conservation programs.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Dave White , Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Mr. Jonathan W. Coppess , Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Panel 2

Mr. Steve Robinson , President, National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), Washington, D.C.

Mr. John Lohr , Vice President, National Association of FSA County Office Employees (NASCOE), Norvelt, Pennsylvania

Mr. Ron Leathers , Public Finance Director, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, St. Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Scott Manley , Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited, Ridgeland, Mississippi

Dr. Robert T. Burns , Assistant Dean for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Development, The University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville, Tennessee

Mr. Steve Dlugosz , Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), Lead Agronomist, Harvestland Cooperative on behalf of the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Program and the American Society of Agronomy, Indianapolis, Indiana

Mr. William L. Braford , Consulting Forester, Bluechip Forestry, Natural Bridge Station, Virginia