Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Hearing to Review Economic Conditions Facing the Dairy Industry, Part Three
Date and Time
July 28, 2009 |
10:00 AM
Location
1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Description
WASHINGTON – On July 28, 2009, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held its third hearing that month to review the economic conditions facing the dairy industry. Subcommittee Chairman David Scott of Georgia called the hearing to continue to hear from producers across the country about the steep decline in milk prices since 2007, and the effects those prices are having on the dairy industry.
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Witness Testimonies
Panel 1
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
Mr. 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
