Brown, Judith Y., Family Farm Alliance Cavaiani, Carl, Ballico, CA Parsons, Kathy, Carmichael, CA Pedersen, Craig, California Wheat Commission Read, Anne C., Tehama County Resource Conservation District Sanford, Tom, mayor pro-tempore, city of Gridley, Gridley, CA Wiggin, Sharon, Wiggin Farms 1 Statements on file with the committee: Shirley Fischer, The Proietti Family, Alicia F. Tocco, and Ilsa vonLeden. Page 1142 1144 1145 1147 1148 1149 1138 1151 1152 MAY 2, 2000, SIOUX FALLS, SD Barrett, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska, opening statement 1159 Prepared statement 1159 Boswell, Hon. Leonard, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, opening statement 1164 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 1157 Gutknecht, Hon. Gil, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota, opening statement 1164 Latham, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, opening statement 1166 Minge, Hon. David, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota, opening statement 1160 Moran, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas, opening statement 1160 Ose, Hon. Doug, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement 1166 Pomeroy, Hon. Earl, a Representative in Congress from the State of North 1160 Prepared statement 1162 Riley, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alabama, opening statement 1165 Simpson, Hon. Michael K., a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho, opening statement 1165 Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 1158 Thune, Hon. John R., a Representative in Congress from the State of South 1163 WITNESSES Aasmundstad, Eric, corn and soybean farmer, Devils Lake, MN 1225 1247 Blindert, Craig, cattle, corn, and soybean producer, Salem, SD 1195 1167 Prepared statement 1244 Dittrich, John M.,corn and soybean producer, Tilden, NE 1197 Prepared statement 1254 Edinger, Chet, wheat, corn, and soybean producer, Mitchell, SD 1170 Prepared statement 1290 Geis, Danny, wheat and grain sorghum producer, Hitchcock, Oklahoma 1171 Prepared statement 1261 Grevson, Cecilia, corn and soybean producer, Madison, NE Mathiason, Paul, sugar beet and potato producer, Grand Forks, ND 1173 Prepared statement 1266 Noem, Kristi, corn, soybean, and wheat producer, Hazel, SD 1230 Prepared statement 1256 V Page Olson, Ron, corn, soybean, and wheat producer, Waubay, SD 1233 1258 Philippi, Joy M., pork producer, Bruning, NE 1175 Prepared statement 1264 Schmale, Douglas, wheat and millet producer, Lodgepole, NE 1234 1263 Skogen, Allan, wheat, barley, and soybean producer, Valley City, ND Prepared statement Prepared statement VanderWal, Scott, corn, soybean producer, Volga, SD Prepared statement Prepared statement Schweers, Mark, corn and soybean producer, Wisner, NE Prepared statement Prepared statement Svenningsen, Marcy, beef cattle and soybean producer, Valley City, ND Tumbleson, Gerald, corn and pork producer, Sherburn, MN Wietharn, Robert J.corn, wheat, soybean producer, Clay Center, KS 1208 1253 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Carlson, Robert L., president, North Dakota Farmers Union Hellen, Charles W., chairman, Rio Bravo Resource Conservation and Develop Johnson, Roger, agriculture commissioner, State of North Dakota Johnson, Hon. Tim, U.S. Senator, State of South Dakota Kansas National Farmers Organization Karlsson, K., Roseau, MN King, Douglas, Nebraska Corn Board Farm Policy Task Force Kloucek, Frank J., State senator, Scotland, SD Klutts, Phillip, Okemah, OK Lee, Alan, North Dakota Wheat Commission Lentz, Ralph, Lake City, MN Loutzenhiser, Randy, Flager Soil Conservation District Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition North Dakota Barley Council North Dakota Farmers for Profitable Agriculture Rohwer, Robert A., Paullina, Roisen, Mark, Dawson, MN Schmidt, Donald R., American Beekeeping Federation, Inc. Sip, Mark, Geddes, SD Sombke, Doug, Groton, SD Terry, Hon. Lee, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska Thicke, Art, vice chair, Minnesota Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Tiarks, Roy, Council Bluffs, IA Waltman, Al, Aberdeen, SD Weber, Hon. Bob, Nebraska State representative 1311 1277 .................. 1323 1324 1353 1325 1328 1332 1375 1338 1341 1363 1366 1356 1380 Wessel, Irving, Huron, SD Wildin, Doug, Hutchinson, KS MAY 12, 2000, BOISE, ID 1421 • 1422 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement Chenoweth-Hage, Hon. Helen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho, prepared statement 1425 1427 Tomlinson, Felix D., tree fruit producer, Hood River, OR 1470 Prepared statement 1541 Wittman, Richard L., crop, cattle, timber producer, Culdesac, ID 1472 Prepared statement 1508 SUBMITTED MATERIAL2 Schuler, Mary, president, Women Involved in Farm Economics Young, Steven D., Natures Best Produce, Inc. 2 The statement of the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund is on file with the committee. Page 1615 1593 1594 1595 1598 1602 1616 1607 Boswell, Hon. Leonard, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, opening statement 1624 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement Buyer, Hon. Steve, a Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana, opening statement 1628 1621 Ewing, Hon. Thomas W., a Representative in Congress from the State of 1623 LaHood, Hon. Ray, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement 1624 Prepared statement 1625 Phelps, Hon. David D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement 1626 Simpson, Hon. Michael K., a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho, opening statement 1627 Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement Cole, Kendall, corn, soybean, livestock producer, Virden, IL 1659 Corzine, Leon, corn, soybean producer, Assumption, IL Graff, William J., corn, beef, pork producer, Middletown, IL Hastings, David L., corn, soybean producer, Paxton, IL 1637 Prepared statement 1732 Heinrich, Joe, corn, soybean, alfalfa producer, Maquoketa, IA Hiscock, Eric, corn, soybean producer, Climax, MI Jeschke, Paul, corn, soybean producer, Mazon, IL Keppy, Glen L., pork, corn, soybean producer, Davenport, IA Prepared statement 1736 1642 1740 1688 1663 1716 Lasswell, Darrell, livestock, grain producer, Washburn, IL 1665 Prepared statement 1725 Latchford, Sam, corn, soybean, pork producer, Shelbina, MO 1666 Prepared statement 1728 Olthoff, William H., corn, soybean, vegetable producer, Bourbonnais, IL 1689 Prepared statement 1710 Schachtsiek, Lowell, corn, soybean, pork producer, Palmyra, MO 1669 Prepared statement 1726 Taylor, Paul W., corn, soybean, lima bean producer, Esmond, IL 1691 Prepared statement Wallace, Thomas R., soybean producer, Cameron, IL 1706 1693 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State 1878 |