Public hearing to review the various definitions of rural applied under programs operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

1300 Longworth House Office Building
| Feb 15, 2011 10:00am

Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture

February 15 - 10 a.m.

RE: To review the various definitions of rural applied under programs operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Ms. Cheryl Cook , Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2

Hon. Don Larson , Commissioner, Brookings County, South Dakota, Brookings County Commission Office, Brookings, SD

Dr. Timothy Collins , Assistant Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

Mr. Charles W Fluharty , President and CEO, Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI), Columbia, MO

Mr. Mike Dozier , Director, Office of Community and Economic Development, California State University, Fresno, CA