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

WASHINGTON - On May 12, 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 the Rural Energy Savings Program Act, which would encourage energy efficiency projects in rural communities.

WASHINGTON - On May 11, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – On May 4, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Cheyenne, Wyo., to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the fourth 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 eight witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.

FRESNO, Calif. - On May 3, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Fresno, Calif., to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the third in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Seven Members of Congress attended the hearing and heard testimony from eleven witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.

NAMPA, Idaho - On May 1, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Nampa, Idaho, to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the second 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 ten witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.

DES MOINES, Iowa – On April 30, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Des Moines, Iowa, to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This was the first in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Seven Members of Congress attended the hearing and heard testimony from nine witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.

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

WASHINGTON - On April 22, 2010, Congressman Leonard Boswell of Iowa, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, held a hearing to review two proposals received by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to create exchanges that would trade derivatives based on box office receipts.

WASHINGTON - On April 21, 2010, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson held a hearing to discuss U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.