WASHINGTON - On June 24, 2010, House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, held a hearing to review U.S. farm safety net programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill. The hearing was the second held by the General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee reviewing the existing commodity programs and looking ahead to the next Farm Bill.
WASHINGTON - On June 23, 2010, Congressman Joe Baca, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, held a hearing to review the federal Food Distribution Program for Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
WASHINGTON - On June 17, 2010, House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, held the Subcommittee’s first hearing to review U.S. farm safety net programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.
WASHINGTON - On June 10, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., released a letter signed by more than 70 pro-democracy Cuban leaders that strongly encouraged passage of H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act introduced by House Agriculture Committee Collin Peterson.
WASHINGTON - On June 9 2010, Congressman Tim Holden, D-Pa., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, held a hearing to review renewable energy and energy efficiency policies authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill as the Committee begins consideration of the next Farm Bill.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – On May 18, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Sioux Falls, S.D., to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the eighth in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Twelve Members of Congress attended the hearing and heard testimony from eleven witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.
LUBBOCK, Texas - On May 17, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Lubbock, Texas, to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the seventh in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Eight Members of Congress attended the hearing and heard testimony from thirteen witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.
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.
MORROW, Ga. – On May 14, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Morrow, Ga., to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the fifth in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Nine Members of Congress attended the hearing and heard testimony from eleven witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.
WASHINGTON - On May 13, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson held a hearing to discuss U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill with economists and academics who study these issues.
