February 1, 2000



				Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryChairman Richard G. Lugar Witness List Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Oversight Hearing February 1, 2000 Opening Statement by Chairman Richard G. Lugar United States Senator for Indiana Panel I Mr. Michael Dunn Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs U.S. Department of Agriculture Mr. James R. Baker, Administrator Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration U.S. Department of Agriculture accompanied by Mr. David Shipman, Deputy Administrator, Federal Grain Inspection Program Panel II Dr. Philip Paarlberg Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Dr. Kenneth Foster Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Panel III Packers and Stockyards Administration Panel Mr. John McNutt President National Pork Producers Council Iowa City, Iowa Mrs. Rita Sharma National Cattlemen's Beef Association Williamsport, Indiana Mr. William P. Roenigk Senior Vice President National Chicken Council Washington, D.C. Mr. Ron Warfield President Illinois Farm Bureau Gibson City, Illinois Mr. Michael Stumo Organization for Competitive Markets Winsted, Connecticut Mr. John Crabtree Center for Rural Affairs Walthill, Nebraska Panel IV Grain Inspection Program Panel Mr. Bert Farrish President, Columbia Grain representing the North American Export Grain Association Portland, Oregon Mr. Robert Smigelski The Anderson, Incorporated representing the National Grain and Feed Association Maumee, Ohio Mr. Mike Clark National Corn Growers Association also representing the concerns of the American Soybean Association and the National Association of Wheat Growers Homer, Illinois Mr. Dennis Wiese National Farmers Union Flandraeu, South Dakota



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