Prepared statement Vassberg, Byron, sugar producer, Harlingen, TX Prepared statement VonTungeln, Henry Jo, wheat and cattle producer, Calumet, OK Womack, Tommy, wheat producer, Amarillo, TX Prepared statement Page 56 84 36 83 13 103 37 113 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Berry, Don and Patty, Berry Farms Ltd. 117 Bohls, Randall, chairman, Williamson County Marketing Club Steering Committee 119 Bridges, Lou Vee, president, Texas Association of Watershed Sponsors 120 Carter, Charles, executive director, Independent Cattlemen's Association of Hall-Childress Soil and Water Conservation District No. 109 Stubblefield, David, board of directors, Lone Star Federal Land Bank Association 159 Timmons, Howard, Brownfield, TX 161 Wyatt, A. Wayne, general manager, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No.1 162 MARCH 17, MEMPHIS, TN Berry, Hon. Marion, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas, opening statement 173 Bryant, Hon. Ed, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, opening statement 178 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 171 Ford, Hon. Harold E. Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of 179 Jenkins, Hon. William L., a Representative in Congress from the State of 173 John, Hon. Christopher, a Representative in Congress from the State of 174 Moran, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas, opening statement 173 Pickering, Hon. Charles W. "Chip", a Representative in Congress from the 180 Riley, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alabama, opening statement 174 Simpson, Hon. Michael K., a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho, opening statement 175 Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 172 Tanner, Hon. John S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, opening statement Baker, Brenda, corn, wheat and soybean producer, Obion, TN 181 Page Baker, Brenda, corn, wheat and soybean producer, Obion, TN-Continued Barham, Tommy, cotton, corn, soybean producer, Oak Ridge, LA 243 Prepared statement Branum, Gary, row crop producer, New Madrid, MO Prepared statement Dowdle, Don, cow-calf operator, Somerville, TN Prepared statement Dupree, Jim, soybean and rice producer, Newport, AR 268 183 257 207 289 225 Prepared statement 294 Hawks, William "Bill", corn and soybean producer, Hernando, MS 185 Prepared statement 303 Hillman, David, soybean, wheat, and rice producer, Almyra, AR 187 Prepared statement 267 Hood, Kenneth Brown, corn, cotton, soybean producer, Gunnison, MS Lemoine, Byron F., III, sugarcane and grain sorghum producer, Hamburg, Lyons, Daniel, grain and livestock farmer, Church Point, LA 212 Sturdivant, Mike Jr., cotton, rice, soybean producer, Glendora, MS 248 Prepared statement 324 Winters, Donna B., cotton, corn, wheat producer, Lake Providence, LA Hardwick, Jon W., president, Louisiana Cotton Producers Association Summerour, Jeanne, legislative director, American Emu Association 316 317 Williams, Mabel, Robert, and Wade, dairy producers, Lincoln, TN 320 322 MARCH 18, AUBURN, AL Berry, Hon. Marion, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas, opening statement 332 Bishop, Hon. Sanford D., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, opening statement 329 Chambliss, Hon. Saxby, a Representative in Congress from the State of 331 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 327 Everett, Hon. Terry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alabama, opening statement 328 Moran, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas, opening statement 333 Page Riley, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alabama, opening statement 333 Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 328 WITNESSES Bowden, Ben, row crop producer, Eufaula, AL 335 Prepared statement 432 Eason, Darvin, peanut and cotton producer, Lenox, GA 361 Prepared statement 414 Jeter, Albert Groves, wheat, cotton, peanut producer, Byromville, GA Loop, Carl B., Jr. fruit and vegetable producer, Jacksonville, FL 396 Prepared statement 407 Prepared statement McMillan, Timothy E., cotton, tobacco, peanut producer, Enigma, GA Newby, Jerry, cotton producer, Athens, AL 363 434 341 Prepared statement 418 Owens, Mike, tobacco and peanut producer, Lenox, GA 365 Prepared statement 428 Parham, Jerry H., timber and cattle producer, Reform, AL 382 Prepared statement 426 Perry, Louie, Jr., livestock, peanut, cotton producer, Moultrie, GA 384 412 Sanders, Carl, cotton and corn producer, Brundidge, AL 343 431 Shirah, James W., Jr., cotton and peanut producer, Pinehurst, GA 367 410 Spivey, Clara J., peanut and fruit producer, Louisville, AL 398 425 Stuart, Michael J., fruit and vegetable producer, Orlando, FL Whitehead, Allen, peanut, livestock, cotton producer, Ashburn, GA Smith, Jim, American Honey Producers Assoc. and the American Bee Keeping Clayton, Hon. Eva M., a Representative in Congress from the State of North 472 Prepared statement 472 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 471 Etheridge, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of North 474 Hayes, Hon. Robin, a Representative in Congress from the State of North 476 Page Jenkins, Hon. William L., a Representative in Congress from the State of 474 McIntyre, Hon. Mike, a Representative in Congress from the State of North 474 Price, Hon. David E., a Representative in Congress from the State of North 475 Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement Prepared statement Braswell, Elton, corn, soybean, wheat producer, Monroe, NC 568 505 557 477 571 479 Prepared statement 566 Brown, Wayne, tobacco, cattle producer, Greeneville, TN 507 Burleson, Ronnie, cotton producer, Richfield, NC 481 Prepared statement 554 Byrum, Cecil, cotton, peanut, row crop producer, Windsor, VA 535 Prepared statement 555 Hendrix, Earl, soybean, cotton, corn producer, Raeford, NC 482 Prepared statement 553 Johnston, William R., soybean, cotton producer, Jackson, NC 483 552 Pate, James C., tobacco, small grains producer, Rowland, NC 509 558 Ratcliff, Zeno (Sandy), III, corn, wheat producer, Pantego, NC 485 564 Sharp, Pendar, tobacco, cotton, corn producer, Sims, NC 512 Prepared statement 556 Smith, Jeff, peanut, cotton, corn producer, Edenton, NC 536 Prepared statement 561 Spiers, Robert, tobacco, peanut, cotton producer, Stoney Creek, VA 538 563 Thomas, Joe K., III, tobacco, cattle producer, Bristol, TN Carter, John W., III, president, Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina Bishop, Hon. Sanford D., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, prepared statement 599 Chenoweth-Hage, Hon. Helen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho, prepared statement 598 Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 597 Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 598 Page WITNESSES Caspary, James E., president, First National Bank of Clifton, and chairman, 603 Prepared statement 630 Glaub, Ted L., president, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural 605 Prepared statement 633 Hague, Terry M., chief executive officer, Farmers Exchange Bank, on behalf of American Bankers Association 601 Prepared statement 634 Holt, James S., agricultural economist, McGuiness, Norris, and Williams, on behalf of National Council of Agricultural Employers 611 Prepared statement 650 Penick, Jay, president and chief executive officer, Northwest Farm Credit 600 Prepared statement 638 Urmston, Dean, executive vice-president, American Seed Trade Association 607 641 Vroom, Jay J., president, American Crop Protection Association 609 Prepared statement 644 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Blanchfield, John M., director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking, 663 APRIL 1, 2000, WEST CHESTER, OH Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement Boehner, Hon. John A., a Representative in Congress from the State of 671 669 Ewing, Hon. Thomas W., a Representative in Congress from the State of 672 Fletcher, Hon. Ernie, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kentucky, opening statement 673 Moran, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas, opening statement Lucas, Hon. Ken, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kentucky, opening statement 671 672 Smith, Hon. Nick, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement 672 Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement 670 Thune, Hon. John R., a Representative in Congress from the State of South Courts, Billy E., tobacco, cattle, sheep producer, Dry Ridge, Kentucky Fulton, Bill, grain, fruit, vegetable producer, Troy, OH Kilpatrick, Wayne, corn, soybean, wheat producer, Frazeysburg, OH Pitts, Steven E., corn, soybean, hay producer, Milan, IN 705 Prepared statement 757 Spellmire, Thomas C., corn, wheat, soybean producer, Lebanon, OH 678 |