Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Hearing to Review Producers' Views on the Effectiveness and Operations of the Federal Crop Insurance Program
Date and Time
April 22, 2009 |
10:00 AM
Location
1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Description
WASHINGTON – On April 22, 2009, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review agricultural producers’ views on the effectiveness and operations of the Federal crop insurance program. Representative Jim Marshall of Georgia chaired the hearing.
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Witness Testimonies
Panel 1
Dr. Chad E. Hart,
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Mr. Bob Stallman,
President American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Roger Johnson,
President National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C.
Panel 2
Mr. Rickey Bearden,
cotton, grain and peanut producer, and Chairman, Crop Insurance Task Force National Cotton Council, Plains, Texas
Mr. Steve Bennett,
General Manager and Partner, Riverbend Nurseries on behalf of the American Nursery and Landscape Association, Thompson's Station, Tennessee
Mr. Jarrod Spillman,
sorghum, wheat, corn, soybean, sunflower and cow-calf producer on behalf of the National Sorghum Producers, Hoxie, Kansas
Mr. John Owen,
rice producer, and President, Northeast Louisiana Rice Growers Association on behalf of USA Rice Federation, Rayville, Louisiana
Mr. Michael Robichaux,
sugarcane farmer on behalf of the American Sugar Cane League and the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Franklin, Louisiana
Mr. Bing Von Bergen,
wheat producer, President, Montana Grain Growers Association, Board Member National Association of Wheat Growers, Moccasin, Montana
Mr. Mike Clemens,
wheat, corn, soybean, sunflower and dry bean producer, and Vice Chair, Public Policy Action Team National Corn Growers Association, Wimbledon, North Dakota
