Hearing to Review U.S. Farm Safety Net Programs in Advance of the 2012 Farm Bill

General Farm Commodities and Risk Management | 1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Jun 24, 2010 10:00am

WASHINGTON - On June 24, 2010, House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, held a hearing to review U.S. farm safety net programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill. The hearing was the second held by the General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee reviewing the existing commodity programs and looking ahead to the next Farm Bill.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Philip Nelson , President, Illinois Farm Bureau on behalf of American Farm Bureau Federation, Seneca, Illinois

Mr. Kent Peppler , President, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union on behalf of the National Farmers Union, Denver, Colorado

Mr. Anthony Bush , Chairman of the Public Policy Action Team, National Corn Growers Association, Mt. Gilead, Ohio

Mr. Dave Henderson , President, National Barley Growers Association, Cut Bank, Montana

Mr. Rob Joslin , President, American Soybean Association, Sidney, Ohio

Panel 2

Mr. Gary Murphy , Chairman of the Board of Directors, U.S. Rice Producers Association on behalf of the U.S. Rice Producers Association and USA Rice Federation, Bernie, Missouri

Mr. Gerald Simonsen , Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Sorghum Producers, Ruskin, Nebraska

Mr. Eddie Smith , Chairman, National Cotton Council, Floydada, Texas

Mr. Jim Thompson , Chairman, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, Farmington, Washington

Mr. Erik Younggren , Second Vice President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Hallock, Minnesota