Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564
Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.gov

James Ryder (202) 225-0020
James.Ryder@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON - Tomorrow, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson begins a series of field hearings to hear from people about U.S. farm policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Starting Friday, the House Agriculture Committee will hold hearings in Des Moines, Iowa; Nampa, Idaho; Fresno, California; and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Committee will hold a second series of field hearings May 14-18 in Morrow, Georgia; Troy, Alabama; Lubbock, Texas; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Details for the Farm Bill field hearings are included below. For those who cannot attend the hearings, the House Agriculture Committee plans to provide live video coverage of each hearing on the Committee’s website: http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/audio.html.

The Committee will also collect public comments about the Farm Bill on its website: http://agriculture.house.gov/inside/feedbackform.html. All comments received online by June 14, 2010 will be included in the Committee’s Farm Bill field hearing record.

House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Field Hearing Schedule

Friday, April 30^th - 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.

Saturday, May 1^st - 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.

Monday, May 3^rd- 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.

Tuesday, May 4^th- 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.

Friday, May 14^th - 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.

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

Monday, May 17^th - 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.

Tuesday, May 18^th - 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.

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