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2007 Farm Bill


Listen to the regional Farm Bill field hearings

Regional 2007 Farm Bill field hearings
were held throughout the U.S. between June 23 and September 8, 2006. Organic producers Ron Rosmann and Klaas Martens provided testimony at the Iowa and Pennsylvania field hearings, respecitvely, on behalf of OFRF. Audio links to the field hearings are provided below.

Farm Bill Field Hearing, Ankeny, IA, July 24, 2006 (2:41:49)

Panel 1
Keith Sexton, representing the Iowa Corn Growers Association
Ron Heck, representing the Iowa Soybean Association
Charlotte Ousley, representing the Canned and Frozen Food Growers Coalition
Bruce Brockshus, representing Association Milk Producers, Inc.
Panel 2
Craig Hill, representing the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Chris Peterson, representing the Iowa Farmers Union and the National Farmers Union
Ron Rosmann, representing the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Organic Farming Research Foundation
Paul Johnson, Decorah Iowa producer
Panel 3
Bill Scheitler, representing the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Eric Nelson, representing R-CALF, USA
Jim Dean, representing United Egg Producers
Steve Kerns, representing the Iowa Pork Producers Association

Farm Bill Field Hearing, Harrisburg, PA, July 21, 2006 (2:23:01)

Panel 1
Carl T. Shaffer, representing the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Richard Wilkins, representing the Mid-Atlantic Soybean Association
Keith W. Eckel, representing specialty crop industry
Klaas Martens, representing the Organic Farming Research Foundation
Panel 2
Janes Shirk, representing the Shirk Family Farm and Penn State University
Christine Hetz Phillips, representing Fairview Evergreen Nurseries and PA Landscape and Nursery Association
Don Cotner, representing Cotner Farms
Panel 3
Logan Bower, representing the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania
Dr. Joe Jurgielewicz, representing PennAg Industries Association
Robert M. Ruth, representing the National Pork Producers Council
David Hackenberg, representing the American Beekeeping Federation

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