Hearing on the Status of the

U.S. Department of Agriculture's Progress

in Implementing the Dairy Reforms

as outlined under the

Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

on Thursday, May 15th at 10:00AM

Room 1302, Longworth House Office Building

WITNESS LIST

PANEL I

Mr. Lon Hatamiya, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

accompanied by

Dr. Keith Collins, Chief Economist, United States Department of

Agriculture.

Dr. Kenneth Clayton, Deputy Administrator, Agricultural Marketing

Service.

PANEL II.

Mr. Jack Laurie, President ,Michigan Farm Bureau representing the American

Farm Bureau Federation.

Mr. Jim Tillison, Executive Vice President and CEO, The Alliance of Western

Milk Producers.

Mr. Richard Walker, Chairman, Western States Dairy Producers Trade

Association.

Mr. Brad Brunner, Brunner Farms, Inc., representing Land O'Lakes.

Mr. Will Hughes, Director, Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives representing

the Upper Midwest Dairy Coalition.

Mr. Larry Jensen, Senior Vice President, Leprino Foods Company.

PANEL III

Mr. Edward Coughlin, Acting CEO, National Milk Producers Federation.

Mr. Roger Eldridge, Vice President for Member, Public and Government

Relations, Mid-America Dairymen.

Mr. Gary A. Corbet, Vice President, Dean Foods Technical Center, Dean Foods

Company.

. Mr. Paul Halnon representing Dairy Farmers of Florida and numerous other

Southeast dairy organizations.

Mr. Bob Wellington, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Agri-Mark,

Inc.

Mr. Elvin Hollon representing Associated Milk Producers Inc., Southern Region.

accompanied by:

Mr. Jack Parks, dairy farmer and member of Associated Milk Producers,

Inc.