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Hearing/Meeting:	Investing in Our Nation's Future through Agricultural Research
	Full Committee Full Committee

Date & Time	Wednesday, March 7 2007 9:30 AM
Location	SR-328A

Description	A full committee hearing entitled, "Investing in Our Nation's Future through Agricultural Research."

Witnesses & Opening Statements

Panel 1
	Dr. Gale Buchanan Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics U.S. Department of Agriculture
Panel 2
	Dr. Alan Leshner Chief Executive Officer American Association for the Advancement of Science
	Dr. Jeff Armstrong Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Michigan State University
	Dr. William Danforth Chancellor Emeritus Washington University
	Dr. Francis Thicke Radiance Dairy Farm