Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Ag
Hearing to Examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Programs and to Review Current Conditions for Rural Entrepreneurship and Business Development
Date and Time
October 21, 2009 |
10:00 AM
Location
1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Description
WASHINGTON - On October 21, 2009, Congressman Mike McIntyre, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to examine how the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with partners to expand entrepreneurship and business development in rural America.
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Witness Testimonies
Panel 1
Ms. Judy Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business and Cooperative Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Panel 2
Mr. Randall Jones,
President and CEO, Lumbee River Electric Membership Cooperation, Red Springs, North Carolina
Mr. Arlen Kangas,
Ph.D., President, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Ms. Amy Crystle,
CSA Manager, Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, Leola, Pennsylvania
Mr. Timothy Collins,
Ph.D., Assistant Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Macomb, Illinois
Mr. Leo Hoehn,
General Manager, Stateline Bean Producers Cooperative, Gering, Nebraska
