111th Congress 2009-2010

 

 

 

 


Wednesday, July 28th - 10:00 a.m..
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry - Public Hearing
RE: To review quality control systems in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Panel I

Ms. Julie Paradis, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Kay E. Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.

The Honorable Phyllis K. Fong, Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Don Winstead, Deputy Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families, on behalf of American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), Tallahassee, Florida

Panel II

Mr. James D. Weill, President, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), Washington, D.C.

Mr. Scott Faber, Vice President for Federal Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C.

Ms. Jennifer Hatcher, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Washington, D.C.


Thursday, July 22nd - 9:30 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Public Hearing
RE: To review the state of the crop insurance industry.

Panel I

Mr. Bill Murphy, Administrator, Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

Mr. Steven C. Rutledge, President, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa, on behalf of Crop Insurance Research Bureau, Inc. (CIRB), West Des Moines, Iowa

Mr. Robert Parkerson, President, National Crop Insurance Services, Overland Park, Kansas

Mr. Stephen Frerichs, Legislative Consultant, Rain and Hail L.L.C., on behalf of the American Association of Crop Insurers (AACI), Alexandria, Virginia

Mr. James D. Deal, retired Chairman of the Board, NAU Country Insurance Company, Andover, Minnesota

Mr. John Dalton, President, Midwest Insurance Associates, LLC, President, Agri-Land Insurance Agency, on behalf of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), Council Bluffs, Iowa

Ms. Kathy Fowler, President, National Association of Crop Insurance Agents (NACIA), Memphis, Texas

Mr. Jordan Roach, Vice Chairman, Crop Insurance Professionals Association, Fresno, California

Wednesday, July 21st - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review specialty crop and organic agriculture programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Witness List

Panel I

Mr. James A. Angelucci, General Manager, Phillips Mushroom Farms, on behalf of
American Mushroom Institute, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Mr. Robert N. Jones, Director of Production, The Chef's Garden, Huron, Ohio

Mr. Bernie Kohl, Jr., President, Angelica Nurseries, Inc., on behalf of the American
Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA), Kennedyville, Maryland

Mr. Mark Nicholson, Executive Vice President, Red Jacket Orchards, Geneva, New York

Mr. Paul Platz, corn, soybean, green pea, and sweet corn producer, Lafayette, Minnesota

Mr. Daniel R. Richey, President/CEO, Riverfront Packing Company, President,
Riverfront Growers, Inc., and President, Gulfstream Harvesting Company, Vero Beach,
Florida

Margaret A. Smith, Ph.D., Value Added/Sustainable Agriculture Extension Educator,
Iowa State University, and Co-manager, Ash Grove Farm, Hampton, Iowa


Tuesday, July 20th - 1:00 p.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Public Hearing
RE: To review livestock and related programs at USDA in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

The Honorable Edward M. Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Accompanied by:

Ms. Cindy Smith, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Rayne Pegg, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Mr. J. Dudley Butler, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, July 20th - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review rural development programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Witness List

Panel I

The Honorable Dallas P. Tonsager, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Accompanied by:

Mr. Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Judith Canales, Administrator, Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Tammy Trevino, Administrator, Housing and Community Facility Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.


Panel II

Dr. Van H. Ayers, Board Member, Delta Land and Community, and Agriculture and Rural Development Specialist, University of Missouri Extension, Bloomfield, Missouri

Mr. Ralph E. “Eddie” Miller, Director of Community Development, North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mr. Mark Bahnson, General Manager, Bloomingdale Telephone Company, on behalf of National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Bloomingdale, Michigan

Mr. Lee Beaulac, Vice President, PathStone Corporation, Rochester, New York

Mr.Thomas Higginbotham, Executive Director, Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District, Norfolk, Nebraska, on behalf of National Association of Development Organizations

Mr. Ed Miller, Director of Economic Development, King and Queen County, Virginia, Mechanicsville, Virginia

Thursday, July 1st - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research--Public Hearing
RE: To review the administration and delivery of conservation programs.

Witness List:

Panel I

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

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

Panel II

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 Rural 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



Monday, June 28th - 9:30 a.m.
Crown Expo Center Section A
Fayetteville, NC
Full Committee on Agriculture--Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Witness List:

Panel I

Mr. Ronald Allen, row crop, timber, pork, poultry, and beef producer, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Mr. Steven Burke, biofuels representative, Oxford, North Carolina

Mr. Frank Lee, corn, cotton, wheat, soybean, and beef cattle producer, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mr. Allen McLaurin, cotton producer, Laurinburg, North Carolina

Panel II

Mr. Billy Ray Hall, rural economic development representative, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mr. Randall Jones, electric cooperative representative, Red Springs, North Carolina

Mr. Tommy Porter, pork, beef, and poultry producer, Concord, North Carolina

Mr. Dan Ward, peanut producer, Clarkton, North Carolina



Thursday, June 24th - 9:30 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. farm safety net programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Witness List:

Panel I

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 II

Mr. Gary Murphy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, U.S. Rice Producers Association, on behalf of the US 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




Wednesday, June 23rd - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry - Public Hearing
RE:  To review the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.

Witness List:

Panel I

The Honorable Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

The Honorable Andy Joseph, Jr., Chairman, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Tribal Council Member, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Chairman of the Health Committee, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Portland Oregon

Ms. Norma Merriman, Group Leader, Cherokee Nation Human Services, Tahlequah, Oklahoma


Thursday, June 17th - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. farm safety net programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

The Honorable James W. (Jim) Miller, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Accompanied by:

Mr. Jonathan Coppess, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington. D.C.

Mr. Bill Murphy, Administrator, Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.



Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
RE: To review the implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill energy title.

Panel I

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

Accompanied by:

Mr. Jonathan Coppess, Administrator, Farm Service Agency (FSA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Carmela Bailey, National Program Leader for Biobased Products and Bioenergy, National Institute of Food and

Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.


Tuesday, May 18th - 8:00 a.m. CDT
2nd Floor Theater
Edith Mortenson Center
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

Mr. Gary Duffy, corn, soybean, wheat, alfalfa, hog and beef producer, Oldham, South Dakota

Mr. Rod Gangwish, irrigated corn, soybean producer, Shelton, Nebraska

Mr. Doug Sombke, corn, wheat, soybean and beef producer, Conde, South Dakota

Mr. Steve Masat, wheat, corn, soybean, hay, and livestock producer, Redfield, South Dakota

Mr. Kevin Scott, soybean, corn and hog producer, Valley Springs, South Dakota

Mr. Matthew Wolle, corn, soybean, and livestock producer, Madelia, Minnesota

Mr. Scott VanderWal, corn, soybean, small grain, and beef producer, Volga, South Dakota

Panel II

Mr. David Hallberg, biofuels representative, Omaha, Nebraska

Dr. Scott Weishaar, biofuels representative, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Mr. Jim Neiman, forest product producer, Hulett, Wyoming

Dr. Kevin Kephart, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota


Monday, May 17th - 9:00 a.m. CDT
Texas Tech Museum
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

Mr. Brad Bouma, dairy producer, Plainview, Texas

Mr. Jimbo Grissom, peanut producer, Seminole, Texas

Mr. John Lackey, citrus producer, Weslaco, Texas

Mr. Ronnie Holt, cotton, corn, and sorghum producer and crop insurance agent, Muleshoe, Texas

Mr. Joe Parker, Jr., cattle producer, Byers, Texas

Mr. Dale Murden, sugarcane, citrus, vegetable, soybean and sorghum producer, Monte Alto, Texas

Panel II

Mr. Billy Bob Brown, irrigated and dryland wheat, sorghum and beef producer, Panhandle, Texas

Mr. Brad Heffington, cotton, corn, and sorghum producer, Littlefield, Texas

Mr. David Cleavinger, wheat, corn, cotton, and grain sorghum producer, Wildorado, Texas

Mr. Lowell Raun, Jr., rice producer, El Campo, Texas

Mr. Doyle Schniers, cotton producer, San Angelo, Texas

Mr. Dan Smith, sorghum producer, Lockney, Texas

Mr. Dee Vaughan, corn, soybean, wheat, cotton, and sorghum producer, Dumas, Texas



Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1:00 p.m. CDT
Cattlemen's Park, Pike County Cattlemen's Association
Troy, Alabama
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
Re: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

Mr. Andy Bell, cotton, corn, soybean, cattle and hay producer, Tallassee, Alabama

Mr. Ed Esposito, specialty crop, corn and potato producer, Newville, Alabama

Mr. Joe Mencer, rice, cotton, corn, soybeans, and wheat producer, Lake Village, Arkansas

Mr. Carl Sanders, peanut, corn, cotton, and cattle producer, Brundidge, Alabama

Mr. David Waide, corn, soybeans, and rice producer, Jackson, Mississippi

Panel II

Mr. Lamar Dewberry, forestry producer, Lineville, Alabama

Mr. Doug Gibbs, beef producer, Ranburne, Alabama

Dr. Steven Taylor, Professor and Head, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Mr. Ricky Wiggins, cattle, cotton, and peanuts producer, Andalusia, Alabama



Friday, May 14th - 1:30 p.m. EDT
National Archives Southeast Region
Morrow, GA
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

Dr. Scott Angle, Dean and Director, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Dr. Mark Latimore, Jr., Interim Dean of the College of Agriculture, Home Economic and Applied Programs, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia

Mr. Gary McMurray, Chief, Food Processing and Technology Division, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia

Mr. Robert Farris, Director, Georgia Forestry Commission, Dry Branch, Georgia

Panel II

Mr. Andy Bell, cotton, peanut, corn and cattle producer, Climax, Georgia

Mr. Vincent Duvall, cattle and poultry producer, Macon, Georgia

Mr. Ronnie Lee, cotton producer, Bronwood, Georgia

Mr. Richard Minor, fruit and vegetable producer, Andersonville, Georgia

Mr. Armond Morris, peanut producer, Ocilla, Georgia

Mr. Hilton Segler, pecan producer, Albany, Georgia

Mr. Ricky Williams, dairy producer, Baxley, Georgia




Thursday, May 13th - 9:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill with agriculture economists and academics.

Witness List

Panel I

Dr. Bruce Babcock, Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, , Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Professor Neil Hamilton, Professor and Director, Agricultural Law Center, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa

Dr. Jean Kinsey, Professor and Director, The Food Industry Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Rob Paarlberg, Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Panel II

Dr. Scott Brown, Research Assistant Professor and Program Director for Livestock and Dairy, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Dr. Otto Doering, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana

Dr. Paul Ellinger, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Illinois

Dr. Daryll Ray, Professor and Director of Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:00 a.m
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Re: To review H.R. 4785, the Rural Energy Savings Program Act.

Panel I

The Honorable James E. Clyburn, Member of Congress, 6th District of South Carolina

The Honorable Ed Whitfield, Member of Congress, 1st District of Kentucky

The Honorable Thomas S. P. Perriello, Member of Congress, 5th District of Virginia

Panel II

Ms. Nivin Elgohary, Acting Assistant Administrator, Rural Utilities Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel III

The Honorable Glenn English, CEO, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Arlington, Virginia

Mr. Charles Adams, Chief Engineer and Director of Government Affairs, AO Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mr. Scott Bates, Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, Georgia

Mr. Paul S. Bony, Director of Residential Market Development, ClimateMaster, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mr. Jon Cowan, President, Third Way, Washington, D.C.



Tuesday, May 4th- 8:00 a.m. MDT
Laramie County Community College
Center for Conferences and Institutes
Centennial Room 130
Cheyenne, WY
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

Mr. Bill Crapser, Wyoming State Forester, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Mr. Rick Cables, Regional Forester, Region 2, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Golden, Colorado

Accompanied by: Mr. Phil Cruz, Deputy Forest Supervisor, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, U.S. Forest Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Laramie, Wyoming

Ms. Nancy Fishering, forest products producer, Montrose, Colorado

Panel II

Mr. Jerry Cooksey, wheat producer, Roggen, Colorado

Mr. Ogden Driskill, cattle and buffalo producer, Devil’s Tower, Wyoming

Mr. Les Hardesty, dairy producer, Greeley, Colorado

Mr. John Snyder, Jr., sugarbeet producer, Worland, Wyoming

Mr. Dennis Sun, cattle producer, Casper, Wyoming




Monday, May 3rd- 9:00 a.m. PDT
Fresno City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

Mr. Jamie Bledsoe, dairy producer, Riverdale, California

Mr. Tony Campos, almond producer, sheller and shipper, Caruthers, California

Mr. John Diener, almond, grape, wheat, alfalfa, sugarbeet, tomato and spinach producer, Five Points, California

Mr. Kevin Kester, cattle and grape producer, Parkfield, California

Mr. Jon Reelhorn, nursery plant producer, wholesaler, and retailer, Fresno, California

Mr. Frank Rehermann, rice producer, Live Oak, California

Panel II

Mr. David Roberts, orange, lemon and grapefruit producer, Visalia, California

Mr. Jamie Strachan, vegetable producer and shipper, Salinas, California

Mr. John Teixeira, organic tomato, eggplant, bell pepper, melon and corn producer, Firebaugh, California

Mr. Paul Van Konynenburg, peach, apple, cherry, apricot, almond, and walnut producer, Modesto, California

Mr. Justin Parnagian, peach, nectarine, plum, grape, apricot, and citrus producer, packer and shipper, Fresno, California




Saturday, May 1st - 1:00 p.m. MDT
Northwest Nazarene University
Old Science Lecture Hall
Nampa, ID
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

Mr. Fred Brossy, organic wheat, bean, potato and hay producer, Shoshone, Idaho

Mr. Scott Brown, wheat and barley producer, Soda Springs, Idaho

Mr. Doug Gross, potato producer, Wilder, Idaho

Mr. Kelly Henggeler, apple, plum and peach producer and packer, Fruitland, Idaho

Mr. Galen Lee, sugarbeet, mint, asparagus, hay, grain, corn and cattle producer, New Plymouth, Idaho

Mr. Brian Kernohan, forestry, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

Panel II

Mr. Ron Bitner, winegrape producer and vintner, Caldwell, Idaho

Mr. Charlie Lyons, cattle producer, Mountain Home, Idaho

Mr. Adrian Boer, dairy producer, Jerome, Idaho

Ms. Cindy Siddoway, lamb producer, Terreton, Idaho




Friday, April 30th - 1:00 p.m. CDT
Iowa State Fair Grounds, Penningroth Sale Center
Des Moines, Iowa
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Panel I

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 II

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




Thursday, April 22nd – 10:30 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management – Public Hearing
RE: To review proposals to establish exchanges trading "movie futures.”

Panel I

Mr. Dan Berkovitz, General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

Mr. Richard Jaycobs, President, Cantor Futures Exchange, L.P., New York, New York

Mr. Robert Swagger, Chief Executive Officer, Media Derivatives, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona

Mr. Robert Pisano, President and Chief Operating Officer/Interim Chief Executive Officer, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Washington, D.C.

Mr. Scott Harbinson, International Representative, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, on behalf of IATSE and Directors Guild of America, Ellicott City, Maryland

Mr. Schuyler M. Moore, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Los Angeles, California




Wednesday, April 21st – 11:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Full Committee on Agriculture – Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.




Tuesday, April 20th- 9:30 a.m.
Farm Show Complex and Expo Center
2300 North Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA
Full Committee on Agriculture – Public Hearing
RE: To review dairy policy.

Panel I

The Honorable Russell Redding, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, PA

Jim Dunn, Ph.D., Professor of Agricultural Economics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Panel II

Mr. John Frey, Executive Director, Center for Dairy Excellence, Harrisburg, PA

Mr. Rod Hissong, Dairy Producer, Mercer Vu Farms Inc., Mercersburg, PA

Ms. Lauren Mosemann, Dairy Producer, Misty Mountain Dairy LLC, Warfordsburg, PA

Mr. Ralph Moyer, Dairy Producer, Myerstown, PA

Mr. Kent Heffner, Dairy Producer, Pine Grove, PA

Mr. Daniel Brandt, Dairy Producer, Brandt View Farms, Annville, PA

Mr. Todd Rutter, President, Rutter’s Dairy, York, PA




Wednesday, April 14th – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry – Public Hearing
RE: To review access to healthy foods for beneficiaries of Federal nutrition programs and explore innovative methods to improve availability.

Panel I

The Honorable Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Ms. Michele Ver Ploeg, Economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Panel II

Ms. Ellie Krieger, M.S., R.D., Food Network Chef and Host of Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger, New York, NY

Mr. Rocco DiSpirito, Bestselling Cookbook author and Chef, New York, NY

Accompanied by Ms. Vicki Escarra, President and CEO of Feeding America, Chicago, IL

Mr. Randall Wattermann, Founding Chairman and Treasurer, Nebraska Food Cooperative, West Point, NE

Mr. Jeffrey N. Brown, President and CEO, Brown's Super Stores, Inc., Westville, NJ

Ms. Diana Endicott, Farm to Market Coordinator, Good Natured Family Farms, Bronson, KS


Tuesday, March 23rd- 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture – Public Hearing
RE: To review rural water infrastructure.

Panel I

Mr. Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, U.S Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

Ms. Rhonda Locklear, Water and Wastewater Director, Town of Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina, on behalf of National Rural Water Association

Ms. Christina Fierros, Chief Operations Officer, Midwest Assistance Program, Savannah, Missouri, on behalf of Rural Community Assistance Partnership

Mr. J. Michael Norton, Executive Director, Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District, Harrison, Arkansas, on behalf of the National Association of Development Organizations and the National Association of Counties

Mr. Troy Larson, Executive Director, Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Mr. Paul Kahl, Deputy Director of Public Works, Allegany County, Cumberland, Maryland



Thursday, March 11th - 1:00 p.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review U.S. agricultural sales to Cuba

Panel I

Mr. Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

Mr. Mike Wagner, Rice Producer and Owner/Operator of Twobrooks Farm, on behalf of US Rice Producers Association and USA Rice Federation, Sumner, Mississippi
Mr. Jerry McReynolds, Wheat Producer and President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Woodston, Kansas
Mr. John Wilson, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Industry Affairs, Dairy Farmers of America, on behalf of National Milk Producers Federation, Kansas City, Missouri
Mr. Barton Schott, Corn Producer and First Vice President, National Corn Growers Association, Kulm, North Dakota
Mr. Scott Fritz, Soybean Producer and Board Member, American Soybean Association, Winamac, Indiana

Wednesday, March 10th – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry – Public Hearing
RE: To review USDA’s information technology systems.

Panel I

Mr. Chris Smith, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C.
Mr. Jonathan Coppess, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C.

Panel II

Mr. Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union (NFU), Washington D.C.
Mr. Mike Mayfield, National Association of Farm Service Agency Office Employees (NASCOE), Pulaski, Tennessee
Mr. Craig Turner, President, National Association of Farmer-Elected Committees (NAFEC), Matador, Texas
Mr. Will Craig, President, National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mr. Jim Krosch, Supervisor, on behalf of the National Association of Conservation Districts, Morris, Minnesota for NACD


Wednesday, March 3rd - 9:30 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Public Hearing
RE: To review implementation of changes to the Commodity Exchange Act contained in the 2008 Farm Bill.


Panel I

The Honorable Gary Gensler, Commissioner of the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission


Monday, January 25– 10:00 a.m. PT
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
400 North Pepper Avenue, Colton, CA
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry - Public Hearing
RE: To review federal nutrition program.

Panel I

  • Ms. Lisa Pino, Deputy Administrator for Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Christine Webb-Curtis, Chief, Food Stamp Branch, California Department of Social Services, Sacramento, California
  • Ms. Nancy Swanson, Director, Human Services Transitional Assistance Department, San Bernardino, California

Panel II

  • Dr. Guillermo Valenzuela, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, California
  • Dr. Webster Wong, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, California
  • Mr. Matthew Sharp, Senior Advocate, California Food Policy Advocates, Los Angeles, California
  • Ms. Edie Jessup, Program Development Specialist, Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Project of Central California Center for Health and Human Services, Fresno, California
  • Mr. Mathew Marsom, Director of Public Health Policy and Advocacy, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California
  • Ms. Claudia Page, Co-Director, The Center to Promote HealthCare Access, Oakland, California


Wednesday, December 9 - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
RE: To review the regulatory and legislative strategies in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Panel I

  • Ms. Ann Mills, Deputy Under Secretary for National Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. J. Charles Fox, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Russell C. Redding, Acting Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Panel II

  • Mr. Wilmer Stoneman, Associate Director of Governmental Relations, Virginia Farm Bureau, Richmond, Virginia
  • Mr. Steve Schwalb, Vice President of Environmental Sustainability, Perdue, Salisbury, Maryland
  • Mr. Jim Curatolo, Watershed Coordinator, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, Burdett, New York


Thursday, December 3 - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
RE: To review the costs and benefits of agriculture offsets.

Panel I

  • Dr. Joseph Glauber, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Dr. Joseph Kile, Assistant Director for Microeconomic Studies, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, D. C.

Panel II

  • Dr. Brian C. Murray, Director for Economic Analysis, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  • Dr. Bruce A. McCarl, Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • Dr. Brent L. Sohngren, Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • Dr. Dermot J. Hayes, Professor of Economics, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
  • Dr. Michael Wara, Assistant Professor, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California


Wednesday, December 2 - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
RE: To review the potential economic impacts of climate change on the farm sector.

Panel I

Panel II

  • Dr. Joe L. Outlaw, Professor and Extension Economist-Farm Management and Policy,
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • Dr. Patrick Westhoff, Co-Director, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute,
    University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
  • Dr. John M. Antle, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State
    University, Bozeman, Montana
  • Dr. Jude Capper, Assistant Professor of Dairy Science, Department of Animal Sciences,
    Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
  • Mr. Richard C. Pottorff, Chief Economist, Doane Advisory Services, St. Louis, Missouri


Thursday, November 19 - 11:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review rural broadband programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Panel I


Tuesday, November 17 - 11:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review the Financial Stability Improvement Act discussion draft.

Panel I


Thursday, October 29 - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research - Public Hearing
RE: To review the future of next generation biofuels.

Panel I

  • Mr. Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Dr. Rajiv Shah, Under Secretary for Research, Education, Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II


Wednesday, October 28 - 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To review implementation of the Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Title of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.

Panel I

  • Ms. Rayne Pegg, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
    Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
    • Accompanied by Ms. Cindy Smith, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
      Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.


Thursday, October 22 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry – Public Hearing
RE: To review the economic conditions facing the pork industry.

Panel I

  • Mr. Michael Scuse, Deputy Under Secretary, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Mr. Don Butler, President, National Pork Producers Council, Warsaw, North Carolina
  • Mr. Mark Greenwood, Vice President, Agri Business Capital, AgStar Financial Services, Mankato, Minnesota
  • Brian Buhr, Ph.D., Professor, Head and E. Fred Koller Chair in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Mr. Rod K. Brenneman, President and CEO, Seaboard Foods, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
  • Mr. Dave Moody, Public Policy Chair and Past President, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Nevada, Iowa



Wednesday, October 21 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: To examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture's rural business programs and to review current conditions for rural entrepreneurship and business development.

Panel I

  • Ms. Judy Canales, Administrator, Rural Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Mr. Randall Jones, President and CEO, Lumbee River Electric Membership Cooperation, Red Springs, North Carolina
  • Arlen Kangas, Ph.D., President, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
  • Ms. Amy Crystle, CSA Manager, Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, Leola, Pennsylvania
  • Timothy Collins, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Macomb, Illinois
  • Mr. Leo Hoehn, General Manager, Stateline Bean Producers Cooperative, Gering, Nebraska


Tuesday, October 7 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research---Public Hearing
RE: To review the implementation of the conservation title of the 2008 Farm Bill.

Panel I

  • Mr. Dave White, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Jonathan Coppess, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.


Tuesday, September 30 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research---Public Hearing
RE: To review the implementation of the research title of the 2008 Farm Bill.

Panel I

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

Panel II

  • 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 Public and Land-grant Universities, Fargo, North Dakota
  • 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 Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, Vienna, Maryland



Tuesday, September 22 – 11:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Full Committee – Public Hearing
RE: To review proposed legislation by the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives markets, part two.

Panel I


Thursday, September 17 – 10:30 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Full Committee – Public Hearing
RE: To review proposed legislation by the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives markets, part one.

Panel I

  • Mr. Jon Hixson, Director, Federal Government Relations, Cargill, Inc., Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Glenn English, President, National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Dave Schryver, Executive Vice President, American Public Gas Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Richard B. Hirst, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Delta Air Lines, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Panel II


Wednesday, August 5 – 10:00 a.m.
Madonna Pro Active Gymnasium
Lincoln, NE
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry– Public Hearing
RE: To examine new and innovative ways to improve nutrition and wellness programs.

Panel I—Obesity, Chronic Illness, and Nutrition:

  • Dr. Michael Sitorius, Chair, Family Medicine Department, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Ms. Amy Lazarus Yaroch, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Center for Human Nutrition, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Ms. Kimberly A. Russel, President and Chief Executive Officer, BryanLGH Health System, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Ms. Pam Edwards, MBA, MS, RD, President-elect and Director, Nebraska Dietetic Association, Assistant Director of University Dining Services, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska

Panel II—Wellness and Prevention Practices:

  • Mr. Wayne Sensor, Chief Executive Officer, Alegent Health, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Dr. Blake Williamson, Vice President, Senior Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Ms. Marsha Lommel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Mr. Glenn A. Fosdick, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Ms. LuAnn Heinen, MPP, Vice President, National Business Group on Health, and Director, Institute on the Costs and Health Effects of Obesity, Washington, D.C.


Thursday, July 30 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research---Public Hearing
RE: To review the P.L. 83-566 watershed proposals for the Dunloup Creek Watershed and the Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project

Panel I

Panel II

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


Tuesday, July 28 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry – Public Hearing
RE: To review economic conditions facing the dairy industry, part three.




Panel I

  • Mr. Craig Lang, President, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, and member of the Board of Directors of American Farm Federation, Brooklyn, Iowa
  • Mr. W. Anthony Bostwick, CEO, Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores, on behalf of Braum’s and the American Independent Dairy Alliance, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Mr. Joaquin Contente, dairy farmer, and President, California Farmers Union, Hanford, California
  • Walter M. Guterbock, DVM, MS, Manager, Columbia River Dairy and Sixmile Land and Cattle Company, Boardman, Oregon
  • Ms. Melissa L. Hughes, General Council, CROPP Cooperative, LaFarge, Wisconsin
  • Mr. Gordon M. Cook, Jr., dairy producer, and member of the Board of Directors of Holstein USA, Inc., Hadley, Massachusetts
  • Mr. Thomas M. Suber, President, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Arlington, Virginia



Tuesday, July 21 – 11:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry – Public Hearing
RE: To review economic conditions facing the dairy industry, part two.

Panel I

  • Mr. Ed Welch, President and CEO, Associated Milk Producers, Inc., on behalf of the Midwest Dairy Coalition, New Ulm, Minnesota
  • Mr. Phil Plourd, President, Blimling and Associates, Inc./Roger W. Blimling, Inc.
  • Mr. Everett Williams, dairy farmer, and President, Georgia Milk Producers, Inc., Madison, Georgia
  • Mr. Paul Rozwadowski, dairy farmer, and Dairy Subcommittee Chair, National Family Farm Coalition, Stanley, Wisconsin
  • Mr. Scott Hoese, President, Carver County Farmers Union, on behalf of National Farmers Union, Mayer, Minnesota
  • Mr. Donald DeJong, dairy farmer, Hartley, Texas


Monday, July 20 – 9:00 a.m.
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
Appleton, WI
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry– Public Hearing
RE: To review forest resource management in northern Wisconsin.

Panel I

  • Ms. Jeanne Higgins, Forest Supervisor, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Park Falls, Wisconsin
  • Mr. Matt Frank, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin

Panel II

Thursday July 16 -10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Full Committee – Public Hearing
RE: To review current issues in food safety

Panel I

  • Mr. Larry Wooten, President, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, on behalf of American Farm Bureau Federation, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Mr. J. Patrick Boyle, President, American Meat Institute, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Carol Tucker-Foreman, Distinguished Fellow, The Food Policy Institute, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C.
  • Sam Ives, DVM, Ph.D., Director of Veterinary Services and Associate Director of Research, Cactus Feeders, Ltd., on behalf of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Amarillo, Texas
  • Mr. Kent Peppler, President, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, on behalf of National Farmers Union, Mead, Colorado
  • Mr. Bob Reinhard, Director of Food Safety for Sara Lee, and Chairman, Technical and Regulatory Committee, of the National Turkey Federation, Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Mr. Nicholas Maravell, Owner and Operator, Nick’s Organic Farm, LLC, Potomac, Maryland
  • Mr. Drew McDonald, Vice President National Quality Systems, Taylor Farms, Inc.

Panel II

  • Mr. Jerold Mande, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Cindy Smith, Acting Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. (no opening statement)
  • Mr. Mike Taylor, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland


Tuesday, July 14 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry – Public Hearing
RE: To review economic conditions in the dairy industry.

Panel I

Panel II

Panel III

  • Mr. Paul Kruse, CEO and President of Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. on behalf of International Dairy Foods Association, Brenham, Texas
  • Mr. Tom Wakefield, National Milk Producers Federation, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
  • Mr. Brad Bouma, President, Select Milk Producers, Inc., Plainview, Texas
  • Mr. Ray Souza, President, Western United Dairyman, Turlock, California



Thursday, July 10 – 10:00 a.m.
1100 Longworth House Office Building
Joint Hearing, House Agriculture Committee and House Financial Services Committee – Public Hearing
RE: To examine the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. 

Panel I 

Thursday, July 9 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture —Public Hearing.
RE: To review rural broadband programs.

Panel I

  • Ms. Cheryl Cook, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
    • Accompanied by Mr. David Villano, Assistant Administrator, Telecommunications Programs, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Mark Seifert, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Mr. Delbert Wilson, General Manager, Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, on behalf of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Ingram, Texas
  • Mr. Walter B. McCormick, Jr., President and CEO, United States Telecom Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Curt Stamp, President, Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. W. Tom Simmons, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Midcontinent Communications, on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Mr. G. Edward Evans, Chairman and CEO, Stelera Wireless, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma


Thursday, June 25 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management —Public Hearing.
RE: To review implementation of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

Panel I 

  • Mr. James Miller, Under Secretary of Agriculture, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

 


Wednesday, June 24 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management —Public Hearing.
RE: To review implementation of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

Panel I 


Thursday, June 11 – 2:00 p.m.
Full Committee on Agriculture —Public Hearing.
RE: To review pending climate legislation

Panel I

Panel II

  • Mr. Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Steve Ruddell, Senior Associate, First Environment, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Earl Garber, Second Vice President, National Association of Conservation Districts, Basile, Louisiana
  • Mr. Fred Yoder, Past President and Climate Change Task Force Member, National Association of Corn Growers, Plain City, Ohio
  • Mr. Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Ken Nobis, Treasurer, National Milk Producers Federation, St. Johns, Michigan

Panel III

  • Mr. Ford West, President, The Fertilizer Institute, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Glenn English, Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Arlington, Virginia


Thursday, June 11 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research —Public Hearing.
RE: To review credit conditions in rural America

Panel I

  • Mr. Doug Caruso, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Leland Strom, Chairman, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, Virginia

Panel II

  • Mr. Bob Frazee, President, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit, Westminster, Maryland
  • Mr. Michael A. Gerber, President and Chief Executive Officer, Farmer Mac, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Fred Bauer, President/Chief Executive Officer, Farmers Bank, Ault, Colorado
  • Dr. Mark Drabenstott, Director and Research Professor, RUPRI Center for Regional Competitiveness, Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Mr. Patrick Sullivan, Economic Development Specialist and Agricultural Mediation Program Project Leader, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico


Wednesday, June 10 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture – Public Hearing.
RE: To review rural development programs operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and status of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for these programs

Panel I

  • Mr. Dallas P. Tonsager, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Phyllis Fong, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Mr. Franklin Rivenbark, Commissioner, Pender County, on behalf of the National Association of Counties, Willard, North Carolina
  • Ms. Debra Martin, Director, Great Lakes Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Fremont, Ohio
  • Governor Chandler Sanchez, on behalf of the Pueblo of Acoma and the National Congress of American Indians, Acoma, New Mexico
  • Mr. Doug Anderton, General Manager, Dade County Water and Sewer Authority, on behalf of the National Rural Water Association, Trenton, Georgia
  • Mr. Tommy Duck, Executive Director, Texas Rural Water Association, Austin, Texas


Thursday, June 4 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management —Public Hearing.
RE: To review implications of the CFTC v. Zelener case

Panel I

  • Mr. Stephen J. Obie, Acting Director, Division on Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Daniel Roth, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Futures Association, Chicago, Illionis
  • Mr. Philip A. Feigin, Attorney, Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons, on behalf of Monex Deposit Company, Denver, Colorado



Wednesday, June 3 – 1:30 p.m.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry – Public Hearing.
RE: To review the future of forestry policy in the United States.

Panel I

  • Mr. Jay Jensen, Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Mr. Clint Bentz, on behalf of the Oregon Tree Farm System and American Forest Foundation, Scio, Oregon
  • Mr. Steve Koehn, Maryland State Forester, on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters, Parkton, Maryland
  • Mr. Brian McPeek, North America Conservation Region Director, The Nature Conservancy, Denver, Colorado
  • Dr. Tom Monaghan, on behalf of the National Alliance of Forest Owners, Starkville, Mississippi
  • Mr. Jim D. Neiman, Vice President and CEO, Neiman Enterprises, Inc., Hulett, Wyoming
  • Mr. Matt Smith, on behalf of the Society of American Foresters, Falconer, New York


Thursday, May 21 – 10:30 a.m.
Full Committee on Agriculture —Public Hearing.
RE: To review low carbon fuel standard proposals.

Panel I

  • Mr. Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President, American Coalition for Ethanol, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Mr. Tom Buis, Chief Executive Officer, Growth Energy, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Bob Dinneen, President and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Carlos A. Riva, President and CEO, Verenium Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts


Thursday, May 14 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture —Public Hearing.
RE: To review food safety standards for horticulture and organic agriculture.

Panel I

  • David W.K. Acheson, M.D., F.R.C.P., Associate Commissioner for Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland
    • Accompanied by Steven M. Solomon, D.V.M., M.P.H., Assistant Commissioner for Compliance Policy, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland
  • David Shipman, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Joe Pezzini, Chief Operating Officer, Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, California
  • Ron Ratto, President, Ratto Bros., Inc., Modesto, California
  • Philip LoBue, President, LoBue Bros., Inc., Lindsay, California
  • Nicholas C. Maravell, owner and operator, Nick’s Organic Farm, LLC, Potomac, Maryland
  • Steve Hirsch, Partner, Hirsch Fruit Farm, Inc., on behalf of Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association and Ohio Farm Bureau, Chillicothe, Ohio
  • Charles A. Wingard, Director of Field Operations, Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Pelion, South Carolina
  • Robert F. Stovicek, Ph.D., President and Chairman of Primus Group, Inc., Santa Maria, California


Wednesday, May 6 – 11:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research—Public Hearing.
RE: To review the impact of the indirect land use and renewable biomass provisions in the renewable fuel standard.

Panel I

  • Dr. Joe Glauber, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Margo T. Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Dr. Bruce A. Babcock, Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
  • Mr. Michael Pechart, Deputy Secretary for Marketing and Economic Development, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Mr. R. Brooke Coleman, Executive Director, New Fuels Alliance, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Mr. Manning Feraci, Vice President of Government Affairs, National Biodiesel Board, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Nick Bowdish, General Manager, Platinum Ethanol, Arthur, Iowa
  • Ms. Anitra Webster, family forest owner, on behalf of American Forest Foundation, Lynchburg, Virginia


Tuesday, May 5 – 2:00 p.m.
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry —Joint Public Hearing with the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
RE: To review the National Animal Identification System.

Panel I

  • Dr. John R. Clifford, Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Dr. Thomas McGinn, Chief Veterinarian, Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Dr. David C. Smith, Assistant Director, Division of Animal Industry, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Albany, New York
  • Dr. Jerry R. Gillespie, Former Director of Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, University of California, Davis, Hopland, California
  • Mr. Kevin M. Kirk, Special Assistant to the Division Director, Michigan Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division, Lansing, Michigan


Wednesday, April 29 – 10:30 a.m.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry—Public Hearing.
RE: To review the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

Panel I

  • The Honorable Dr. Joe Leonard, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Lisa Shames, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Division, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.


Thursday, April 23 – 1:00 p.m.
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry—Public Hearing.
RE: To review Federal food safety systems at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Panel I

  • Mr. Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II


Wednesday, April 22 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management—Public Hearing.
RE: To review producers’ views on the effectiveness and operations of the Federal crop insurance program.

Panel I

  • Dr. Chad E. Hart, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
  • Mr. Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Mr. Rickey Bearden, cotton, grain and peanut producer, and Chairman, Crop Insurance Task Force, National Cotton Council, Plains, Texas
  • Mr. Steve Bennett, General Manager and Partner, Riverbend Nurseries, on behalf of the American Nursery and Landscape Association, Thompson's Station, Tennessee
  • Mr. Jarrod Spillman, sorghum, wheat, corn, soybean, sunflower and cow-calf producer, on behalf of the National Sorghum Producers, Hoxie, Kansas
  • Mr. John Owen, rice producer, and President, Northeast Louisiana Rice Growers Association, on behalf of USA Rice Federation, Rayville, Louisiana
  • Mr. Michael Robichaux, sugarcane farmer, on behalf of the American Sugar Cane League and the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Franklin, Louisiana
  • Mr. Bing Von Bergen, wheat producer, President, Montana Grain Growers Association, Board Member, National Association of Wheat Growers, Moccasin, Montana
  • Mr. Mike Clemens, wheat, corn, soybean, sunflower, and dry bean producer, and Vice Chair, Public Policy Action Team, National Corn Growers Association, Wimbledon, North Dakota


Thursday, April 2 – 11:00 a.m.
Full Committee on Agriculture—Public Hearing.
RE: To review current food safety systems.

Panel I

  • Mr. Chandler Keys, III, Head of Government and Industry Relations, JBS, LLC., Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. David D. Dever, CEO and President, Pandol Brothers Incorporated, Delano, California
  • Mr. Tony DiMare, Vice President, DiMare Homestead, Inc., and DiMare Ruskin, Inc., Ruskin, Florida

Panel II

  • John Hanlin, Ph.D., Vice President Food Safety, SUPERVALU INC., Eden Prairie, Minnesota
    • Accompanied by Mr. Mike Erlandson, Vice President Government Affairs, SUPERVALU INC., Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Panel III

  • Elsa Murano, Ph.D., President, Texas A&M Univeristy, College Station, Texas
  • Michael Taylor, J.D., Research Professor, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Carol L. Tucker-Foreman, Distinguished Fellow, The Food Policy Institute, Consumer Federation of America, Chevy Chase, Maryland


Wednesday, April 1 – 11:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management—Public Hearing.
RE: To review the state of the farm economy.

Panel I

  • Dr. Joe Glauber, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Dr. Jason R. Henderson, Vice President & Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City—Omaha Branch, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Dr. Howard K. Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Dr. Neil E. Harl, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Emeritus Professor of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
  • Mr. Troy J. Dumler, Extension Agricultural Economist, Southwest Kansas State Research and Extension, Garden City, Kansas
  • Dr. J. Scott Angle, Dean and Director, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
  • Dr. Mechel (Mickey) S. Paggi, Director, Center for Agricultural Business and Adjunct Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, California State University, Fresno, California


Tuesday, March 31, 2009 – 1:00 p.m.
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture—Public Hearing.
RE: To review innovative approaches to rural development.

Panel I

  • Mr. William Lambe, Associate Director, Community and Economic Development Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Dr. Deborah M. Markley, Managing Director and Director of Research, RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Mr. Jeff Yost, President and CEO, Nebraska Community Foundation, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Mr. Robert J. Thompson, Executive Director, Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, and Vice-Chair, Rural Development Task Force of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), Auburn, Maine
  • Dr. Randy Smith, President, Rural Community College Alliance, Altus, Oklahoma


Thursday, March 26, 2009 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry—Public Hearing.
RE: To review the state of obesity in the United States.

Panel I

  • William Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

 


Thursday, March 26, 2009 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture—Public Hearing.
RE: To review tobacco production in the United States.

Panel I

  • Mr. Steve Troxler, Commissioner, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Dr. A. Blake Brown, Agricultural Economist, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Dr. William M. Snell, Agricultural Economist, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Mr. Tommy Bunn, President, U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Mr. Roger Quarles, Producer and President, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, Georgetown, Kentucky



Wednesday, March 25, 2009 – 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research—Public Hearing.
RE: To review the USDA administration of conservation program contracts.

Panel I

  • Mr. Robert Stephenson, Acting Deputy Administrator for Field Operations, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Dave White, Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Ms. Kathleen S. Tighe, Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Ms. Lisa Shames, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. John Jurich, Investigator, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.




Wednesday, March 11, 2009 – 10:30 a.m.
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry — Public Hearing.
RE:  To review animal identification systems.

Panel I

  • Dr. John R. Clifford, D.V.M., Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

  • Mr. Bill Nutt, President-Elect, Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, on behalf of National Cattleman’s Beef Association Cattle Health and Well-Being Committee, Cedartown, Georgia
  • Dr. R.M. (Max) Thornsberry, D.V.M., President of the Board, R-CALF USA, Richland, Missouri
  • Mr. Donald P. Butler, President, National Pork Producers Council, Clinton, North Carolina
  • Dr. Karen Jordan, D.V.M., Owner, Large Animal Veterinary Services, Co-owner, Brush Creek Swiss Farms, on behalf of National Milk Producers Federation, Siler City, North Carolina
  • Dr. W. Ron DeHaven, D.V.M., MBA, Chief Executive Officer, American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, Illinois

Panel III

  • Dr. Rob Williams, Counsellor (Agriculture), Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.
    • Accompanied by Mr. Dean Merrilees, Minister Counsellor (Agriculture), Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Kerry St. Cyr, Executive Director, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA), Calgary, Alberta, Canada



Wednesday, February 4, 2009 – 10:30 a.m.
Full Committee on Agriculture — Public Hearing.
RE:  To review derivatives legislation.

Panel I

  • Mr. Michael W. Masters, Managing Member / Portfolio Manager, Masters Capital Management, LLC, St. Croix, USVI
  • Mr. Johnathan Short, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
  • Mr. Gary W. Taylor, President, Cargill Cotton, on behalf of The National Cotton Council, American Cotton Shippers Association, and AMCOT, Cordova, Tennessee
  • Mr. Robert Pickel, Chief Executive Officer, International Swaps & Derivatives Association, New York, New York
  • The Honorable Joseph D. Morelle, Chair, New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance, on behalf of National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), Troy, New York

Panel II

  • Mr. Chris Concannon, Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX, New York, New York
  • Mr. Bill Hale, Senior Vice President, Grain and Oilseed Supply Chain, on behalf of Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, Minnesota
  • Mr. Karl D. Cooper, Chief Regulatory Officer, NYSE Liffe, LLC, on behalf of NYSE Euronext, New York, New York
  • Mr. Paul N. Cicio, President, Industrial Energy Consumers of America, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Mark C. Brickell, Chief Executive Officer, Blackbird Holdings, Inc., New York, New York

Panel III

  •  Mr. Thomas Book, Member of the Executive Board, on behalf of Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Clearing AG, Frankfurt, Germany
  •  Mr. Stuart Kaswell, General Counsel, Managed Funds Association, Washington, D.C.
  •  Mr. Edward J. Rosen, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on behalf of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, New York, New York
  •  Mr. Brent M. Weisenborn, Chief Executive Officer, Agora-X, LLC, Parkville, Missouri
  •  Mr. Donald P. Fewer, Senior Managing Director, Standard Credit Group, LLC, New York, New York


Tuesday, February 3, 2009 – 1:00 p.m.
Full Committee on Agriculture — Public Hearing.
RE:  To review derivatives legislation.

Panel I

  • Mr. Tom Buis, President, National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. John Damgard, President, Futures Industry Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Michael Greenberger, Law School Professor, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Mr. Michael A. Gooch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GFI Group Inc., New York, New York
  • Mr. Sean Cota, President, Cota & Cota Inc., on behalf of Petroleum Marketers Association of America and New England Fuel Institute, Bellow Falls, Vermont
  • Mr. Terrance A. Duffy, Executive Chairman, CME Group Inc., Chicago, Illinois


Panel II

  • Mr. Daniel J. Roth, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Futures Association, Chicago, Illinois
  • Mr. Tyson Slocum, Director, Public Citizen's Energy Program, Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

 

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