Stabenow names Michigan panels for first farm bill hearing
May 16, 2011 | 05:07 PM | Filed in: Farm bill Senate Ag Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has announced an all-Michigan witness list for her first farm bill hearing, to be held May 31 at Michigan State University and titled “Opportunities for Growth: Michigan and the 2012 Farm Bill.”
The general public may participate by submitting written testimony which will be included in the official record of the hearing.
Panels and scheduled witnesses:
Welcome from Michigan State University
The general public may participate by submitting written testimony which will be included in the official record of the hearing.
Panels and scheduled witnesses:
Welcome from Michigan State University
- Lou Anna K. Simon, president, Michigan State University
- J. Ian Gray, vice president for research and graduate studies, Michigan State University
- Thomas G. Coon, director of Michigan State University Extension
- Clark Gerstacker, Michigan Corn Growers Association
- Ben LaCross, cherry production; chairman, American Farm Bureau, Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee
- Ray VanDriessche, sugar beet production and conservation; director of community and government relations, Michigan Sugar Company
- Julia Rothwell, apple production; chairwoman, U.S. Apple Association
- Ken Nobis, dairy production; president, Michigan Milk Producers Association
- Peter B. Blauwiekel, pork production; Michigan Pork Producers Council
- Karen Serfass, forestry production; past president, Michigan Forest Association
- Kristen Holt, president, Quality Assurance International and senior vice president, Food Safety & Quality, NSF International
- Eric Davis, director, Food Initiative, United Way for Southeastern Michigan
- Dennis West, president, Northern Initiatives
- James Reid, Reid Dairy Farm
- David Armstrong, president and CEO, Greenstone Farm Credit Services