Hearing to Review the Implentation of the Research Title of the 2008 Farm Bill

1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Sep 30, 2009 10:00am

WASHINGTON – On September 30, 2009, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing to review implementation of the research title of the 2008 Farm Bill. Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania chaired the hearing, which featured testimony from three witnesses, including Dr. Rajiv Shah, the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Dr. Rajiv Shah , Under Secretary for Research, Education, Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2

Dr. D. C. Coston , Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension, North Dakota State University, on behalf of The Board on Agriculture Assembly, Association of

Mr. Joseph H. Layton Jr., soybean, corn, and grape producer, on behalf of National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research, American Soybean Association, and the National