Full Committee
Field Hearing to Review U.S. Agriculture Policy in Advance of the 2012 Farm Bill
Date and Time
May 15, 2010 |
01:00 PM
Location
Cattlemen's Park, Pike County Cattlemen's Association, Troy, Ala.
Description
TROY, Ala. - On May 15, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Troy, Ala., to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the sixth in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Six Members of Congress attended the hearing and heard testimony from nine witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.
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Witness Testimonies
Panel 1
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 2
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