COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE LARRY COMBEST, Texas, Chairman BILL BARRETT, Nebraska, CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas, Vice Chairman Ranking Minority Member JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio GARY A. CONDIT, California THOMAS W. EWING, Mlinois COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California RICHARD W. POMBO, California EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida DAVID MINGE, Minnesota NICK SMITH, Michigan EARL F. HILLIARD, Alabama TERRY EVERETT, Alabama EARL POMEROY, North Dakota FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania HELEN CHENOWETH-HAGE, Idaho SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine RAY LAHOOD, Mlinois MARION BERRY, Arkansas JERRY MORAN, Kansas MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee CHRISTOPHER JOHN, Louisiana JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa KEN CALVERT, California DAVID D. PHELPS, Illinois GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota KEN LUCAS, Kentucky BOB RILEY, Alabama MIKE THOMPSON, California GREG WALDEN, Oregon BARON P. HILL, Indiana JOE BACA, California PROFESSIONAL STAFF LANCE KOTSCHWAR, Chief Counsel (II) CONTENTS MAY 1, 2000, WOODLAND, CA Page ........... 1013 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, Moran, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas, opening statement ............. Ose, Hon. Doug, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, Simpson, Hon. Michael K, a Representative in Congress from the State Colombini, Jeff, tree fruit grower, Stockton, CA Ellis, Thomas W., rice, wheat, and alfalfa producer, Grimes, CA ........ Endres, Frank J., wheat, barley, safflower producer, Corning, CA ........ Errotabere, Daniel, cotton, wheat, garlic, tomato producer, Riverdale, CA ...... Fondse, Kevin B., almond producer, Stockton, CA .......... George, Michael D., fruit and vegetable producer, Exeter, CA .......... Giovanetti, John, fruit and vegetable producer, Yolo, CA ............... Giusti, John, brussels sprout producer, Half Moon Bay, CA ................. Hamilton, Richard, sheep producer, Rio Vista, CA. Heiden, W. Bruce, cotton producer, Buckeye, AZ .............. Kennett, Alan, sugar producer, Kaumakani, HI ............ Martella, Ron, walnut, peach, and almond producer, Hughson, CA .. Merrill, Dana, grape grower, Paso Robles, CA ......... Murphy, Wiley, barley, cotton, wheat producer, Tucson, AZ ............. Nilsson, James, sugar beet, tomato, and wine grapes, Stockton, CA .... Rystrom, Steve, rice producer, Chico, CA ........... Prepared statement ........... Sheely, Ted, cotton and tomato producer, Lemoore, CA ........... Prepared statement ............ Weiss, David, pear and wine grape producer, Kelseyville, CA Zech, William, asparagus producer, Holt, CA .... Brauner, Susan, Blue Diamond Growers .............. (III) 1085 1089 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1142 1144 1145 1147 1148 1149 1138 1151 1152 1159 1159 1164 1157 1164 ...... 1166 1160 1160 1166 Brown, Judith Y., Family Farm Alliance .............. MAY 2, 2000, SIOUX FALLS, SD Prepared statement ........... opening statement ......... opening statement ...... Gutknecht, Hon. Gil, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota, opening statement ...... .......... Latham, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, opening statement ............. Minge, Hon. David, a Representative in Congress from the State of Min nesota, opening statement Moran, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas, opening statement .............. opening statement ............. ......... Riley, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alabama, opening statement ................. Simpson, Hon. Michael K., a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho, opening statement ........... ..... Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement ........ WITNESSES Prepared statement ............. Prepared statement Prepared statement .......... Prepared statement ........ Prepared statement Prepared statement ... Prepared statement ......... Prepared statement ........... Prepared statement ............. Prepared statement .... Page 1233 ...........000.0 0 1258 1175 1264 1234 1263 1177 1259 1199 1241 1202 1261 1204 1397 1206 1250 1208 1253 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Olson, Ron, corn, soybean, and wheat producer, Waubay, SD .......... Prepared statement Prepared statement ........... Prepared statement .................... Prepared statement ............. Prepared statement .... Prepared statement .... 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