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hearing schedule
Hearing/Meeting: Regional Farm Bill field hearing: Cape Girardeau, MO
  Full Committee Field Hearing
 
Date & Time Monday, July 17 2006
9:00 AM
Location
   
Description Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Campus of Southeast Missouri State University
Dempster Hall - Glenn Auditorium, Room 105
   
Witnesses & Opening Statements
   
Panel 1
     
  Allen Helms

Representing the National Cotton Council

  Paul T. Combs

Representing the Missouri Rice Council, USA Rice Producers Group, USA Rice Federation, and US Rice Producers Association

  Neal Bredehoeft

Representing the American Soybean Association

  Terry Hilgedick

Representing the Missouri Corn Growers Association and Environmental Resources Coalition

  Ron Beetsma

Representing the National Grain Sorghum Producers

  John Thaemert

Representing the National Association of Wheat Growers

Panel 2
     
  Jonathon Held

Representing WineAmerica

  Larry Purdum

Representing the Dairy Farmers of America

  Dean Sonnenberg

Representing the National Sunflower Association

  Ray Rogers

Representing the Arkansas Farm Bureau State Forestry Committee

Panel 3
     
  Mike John

Representing the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

  Mike Briggs

Representing the National Turkey Federation

  Jim Hinkle

Representing the National Wild Turkey Federation

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