2002 Farm Bill Briefing Book

House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Resource Page (text of legislation, report language, how HR 2646 would change the current farm bill (Sept. 5, 2001)
House Agriculture Committee Draft Farm Bill Concept Paper (July 12, 2001)
H.R. 2646 (July 26, 2001), passed in the House Agriculture Committee    
   Section-by-Section Analysis (July 30, 2001)
   Text of the House Ag Committee farm bill before markup (June 26, 2001)

Text and summary of the "Boehlert-Kind-Gilchrest-Dingell Amendment" to the House Farm Bill

Provisions of the Kind Amendment compared to NASDA's Conservation Proposal

Testimony in the House Concerning Draft Farm Bill Concept Paper and Farm Bill

Thursday, July 19, 9:30 a.m.
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill

Mr. Kendell W. Keith, president, National Grain and Feed Association, Washington, DC
Mr. Bruce Ritter, executive vice-president, Louis Dreyfus Corporation, on behalf of the Coalition for a Competitive Food and Agriculture System, Wilton, CT
Mr. Greg McCormack, president, Bob’s Candies, Inc., on behalf of the Coalition for Sugar Reform, Albany, GA
Mr. Ken Babcock, director of operations, Southern Regional Office, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Jackson, MS
Mr. Rollin D. Sparrowe, president, Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, DC
Mr. J. Read Smith, president, National Association of Conservation Districts, St. John, WA
Mr. Michael T. Goergen, Jr., director of forest policy, Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD
Mr. Jeff Eisenberg, senior policy advisor for agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA [testimony unavailable]
Mr. Paul Houghland, Jr., executive director, National Hardwood Lumber Association, Bartlett, TN
Mr. B.R. “Bob” Phillips, III, president and chief executive officer, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Herndon, VA
Mr. Steve McHenry, vice chairman, Partners for Rural America, Baltimore, MD, on behalf of State Rural Development Councils [testimony unavailable]
Mr. David Graves, president, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Washington, DC
Dr. D.C. Coston, associate director, Agricultural Experiment Station, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Wednesday, July 18, 2001, 10:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill
Mr. Steve Appel, vice-president, American Farm Bureau Federation, Dusty, WA
Mr. Leland Swenson, president, National Farmers Union, Aurora, CO
Mr. Dee Vaughan, producer, board member, National Corn Growers Association, Dumas, TX [testimony unavailable]
Mr. Mark Williams, producer, board Member, National Cotton Council, Farwell, TX
Mr. Dusty Tallman, president, National Association of Wheat Growers, Brandon, CO
Mr. Tony Anderson, president, American Soybean Association, Mount Sterling, OH
Mr. Nolen Canon, chairman, U.S. Rice Producers Association, Tunica, MS
Mr. Leo Bindel, president, National Grain Sorghum Producers, Sabetha, KS
Mr. Jack Roney,director of economics and policy analysis, American Sugar Alliance, on behalf of the U.S. Sugar Industry
Mr. Doyle Fincher, president, Western Peanut Growers Association, Inc., Seminole, TX
Mr. Robert R. Sutter, vice chairman, National Peanut Growers Group, Spring Hope, NC [testimony unavailable]
Mr. Jim Evans, president, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, Genesee, ID

Tuesday, July 17 10:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill
Mr. Chandler Keyes, vice-president, Public Policy, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Mr. Peter Orwick, executive director, American Sheep Industry Association
Mr. Ken Klippen, vice-president, United Egg Producers
Ms. Barb Determan, president, National Pork Producers Council
Mr. Thomas Stenzel, president, United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Ms. Connie Tipton, senior group vice-president, International Dairy Foods Association
Mr. Jerry Kozak, CEO, National Milk Producers Federation

Making Changes: Turning Local Visions Into National Solutions
Ninety-five agriculture and rural development policy recommendations developed by the Wallace Center's five-year Agriculture Policy Project.

COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture Comprehensive Review and Recommendations to Congress (zipped Adobe Acrobat document, 771K)

Testimony Before the House Agriculture Committee on the Future of Commodity Programs

House Ag Committee webpage with all statements and official transcripts (contains the questions and answer period during the hearing

Saturday, June 23, Macon, GA
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill
Mr. Stewart Bloodworth, rye, soybean, and oat producer
Mr. Glenn Heard, corn and cotton producer
Mr. Chuck Lee, cotton and wheat producer
Mr. Donnie Smith, cotton and wheat producer

Wednesday, June 13
Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill: the Peanut Program
Hon. Christopher Shays, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut
Hon. Paul E. Kanjorski, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Mr. Doyle Fincher, president, Western Peanut Growers Association, on behalf of Florida Peanut Producers Association, Georgia Peanut Commission, Georgia Peanut Producers Association Panhandle Peanut Growers Association, Western Peanut Growers Association
Mr. Dykes Adkison, peanut producer, National Peanut Growers Group
Mr. Evans Plowden, general counsel, American Peanut Shellers Association
Mr. Ben Smith, board member, American Peanut Product Manufacturers, Inc.

June 11, Glencoe, MN
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill
Mr. Ron Anderson, wheat producer, Hallcock, MN
Mr. Don Louwagie, corn and soybean producer, Marshall, MN
Mr. Andy Quinn, corn and soybean producer, Litchfield, MN
Mr. Robert Rynning, barley producer, Kennedy, MN

Thursday, May 3, 2001
Review federal farm commodity programs
Ms. Linda Reineke, National Director of the Grain Department, National Farmers Organization

Wednesday, May, 2, 2001
Review federal farm commodity programs-fruit, vegetable, and honey
Mr. L. John Milam, Chairman, Sioux Honey Association
Mr. Tom Stenzel, President and CEO, United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association

Thursday, April 26, 2001
The Future of Federal Farm Commodity Programs-Sugar
Ray VanDriessche, president, American Sugar Beet Growers

Wednesday, April 25, 2001
The Future of Federal Farm Commodity Programs
Mr. Lee Klein, president, National Corn Growers Association

Thursday, April 5, 2001
Review of Federal farm commodity programs with the dairy industry
Mr. Jerry Kozak, chief executive officer, National Milk Producers Federation

Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Full Committee, review of federal farm commodity programs with the sorghum industry
Mr. Bill Kubecka, vice president, legislation, National Grain Sorghum Producers

Thursday, March 29, 2001
Review of federal farm commodity programs with the soybean industry
Mr. Bart Ruth, first vice-president, American Soybean Association

Thursday, March 22, 2001
Full Committee Hearing to review federal farm commodity programs: livestock industry
Ms. Barb Determan, President, National Pork Producers Council, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Cindy Siddoway, President, American Sheep Industry Association, Englewood, Colorado
Ms. Peggy Vining, Vice President of International Operations, Purdue Farms, Salisbury, Maryland
Mr. Wythe Willey, President-Elect, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United Egg Producers

Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Full Committee Hearing to review federal farm commodity programs: rice industry
Mr. Nolen Canon, Jr., Chairman, U.S. Rice Producers Association, Tunica, Mississippi

Thursday, March 15, 2001
Full Committee Hearing to review federal farm commodity programs: wheat industry
Mr. Dusty Tallman, President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Brandon, Colorado (pdf file)
House Agriculture Committee Press Release

Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Full Committee Hearing to review federal farm commodity programs: National Farmers Union
Mr. Leland Swenson, President, National Farmers Union, Evergreen, Colorado

Thursday, March 8, 2001
Full Committee Hearing to review federal farm commodity programs: barley growers
Mr. Daniel Wiltse, President, National Barley Growers Association, Lisbon, North Dakota

Wednesday, February 28, 2001
Full Committee hearing on the future of farm commodity programs: American Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Columbus, Texas

Thursday, February 15, 2001
Full Committee hearing on the future of farm commodity programs: Cotton
Mr. Robert McLendon, Chairman, National Cotton Council, Leary, Georgia

Wednesday, Feburary 14, 2001
Full Committee hearing to review the current state of the farm economy and the economic impact of federal policy on agriculture
Dr. Keith Collins, Chief Economist, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Daryll E. Ray, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Mr. Bruce Gardner, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

January 31, 2001
Final Report of the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture. Committee Print 107-1

Testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee

July 24, 2001
Full Committee Hearing on Livestock Issues for the New Federal Farm Bill
Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
Mr. Jon Caspers, National Pork Producers Council
Mr. Eric Davis, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Mr. Dennis McDonald, Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America
Mr. Frank Moore, American Sheep Industry Association
Mr. William Roenigk, National Chicken Council
Mr. Pete Hermanson, National Turkey Federation
Ms. Maria Rosmann, Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

July 17, 2001
Full Committee Hearing on the New Federal Farm Bill

Panel I

Mr. James Echols, Chairman of the Board, National Cotton Council
Mr. Dusty Tallman, President, National Association of Wheat Growers
Mr. John Denison, Chairman, Rice Foundation, accompanied by Mr. Nolan Canon, Chairman, U.S. Rice Producers Association

Panel II

Mr. Jack Roney, Director of Economic Analysis, American Sugar Alliance
Mr. Art Jaeger, Assistant Director, Consumer Coalition of America on behalf of the Coalition for Sugar Reform
Mr. Armond Morris, Chairman, Georgia Peanut Commission accompanied by Evans J. Plowden, Jr., General Counsel, American Peanut Shellers
Mr. Wilbur Gamble, Producer and Chairman of the National Peanut Growers Group

July 12, 2001
Full Committee Hearing on the New Federal Farm Bill
Lee Klein, President, National Corn Growers Association--accompanied by Ron Litterer, Greene, IA
Keith Dittrich, President, American Corn Growers Association
Tony Anderson, President, American Soybean Association
John Miller, President, Miller Milling
Trudi Evans, President, Barley Growers Association
Bill Kubecka, Vice President for Legislation, Sorghum Growers

CONSERVATION

2001 (107th Congress) National Farm Bill Legislation

National Association of Conservation District's Farm Bill Proposals

Testimony Before the House Agriculture Committee

Wednesday June 6
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Review Conservation Programs
Hon. Sherwood L. Boehlert, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York
Ms. Jamie Clover Adams, Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Topeka, KS. on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Mr. Joe Cantu, President, National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils, Pipe Creek, TX
Mr. J. Read Smith, President, National Association of Conservation Districts, St. John, Washington
Mr. Joe Hampton, President, Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association, Enid, OK, on behalf of the National Grain and Feed Association
Mr. R. Max Peterson, Executive Vice President, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington, DC
Mr. Craig Cox, Executive Vice President, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, IA
Mr. Jeff Nelson, Director of Operations for Great Plains Regional Office, Ducks Unlimited Inc., Bismarck, ND, on behalf of the Sportsman Coalition
Mr. Ralph Grossi, President, American Farmland Trust, Washington, DC, on behalf of the Coalition of Conservation and Environmental Organizations

May 23, 2001
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Review of Conservation Programs
Hon. Frank D. Lucas, chairman, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research
Mr. Thomas Weber, Deputy Chief for Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S Department of Agriculture
Mr. Robert Stephenson, Director of Conservation and Environmental Programs, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Wythe Willey, president-elect, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Cedar Rapids, IA, on behalf of the Livestock Coalition
Mr. Bill Horan, president, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Rockwell City, IA, on behalf of the Crop Coalition
Mr. John Lincoln, president, New York Farm Bureau, Bloomfield, NY, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation

Testimony Before the Senate Agriculture Committee

June 28
Full Committee Hearing on the New Federal Farm Bill
Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Harkin
United States Senator for Iowa
Leland Swenson, President
National Farmers Union
Bob Stallman, President
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chuck Fluharty, Director
Rural Policy Research Institute
Craig Cox, Executive Vice President
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Howard Learner
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Dr. Barbara Glenn
Member of the Board of Directors, National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research
Executive Vice President, Federation of Animal Science Societies
Sharon Daly, Vice President for Social Policy
Catholic Charities
Dave Carter, Secretary-Treasurer
Mountain View Harvest Cooperative

March 1, 2001
Full Committee Hearing to continue the review of the statutes of the conservation programs in the current farm bill
Mr. John Hassell, Executive Director, Conservation Technology Information Center
Mr. Nathan Rudgers, Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Dr. Rollin D. Sparrowe, President of the Wildlife Management Institute
Mr. David Stawick, President, Alliance for Agricultural Conservation
Mr. Tom Buis, Executive Director, National Farmers Union

RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION

Testimony Before the House Agriculture Committee

Wednesday, June 27, 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill–agricultural research
Dr. Colien Hefferan, Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Extension, Education Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Floyd Horn, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Dr. Victor L. Lechtenberg, Chair, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board
Dr. Sam Curl, dean and director, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University
Dr. Bobby Phills, dean, School of Agriculture, Florida A&M University
Dr. John R. Abernathy, dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University
Mr. Terry Wolf, president, National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research

Testimony Before the Senate Agriculture Committee

March 27, 2001
Dr. Richard E. Stuckey, executive vice president, testified on behalf of CAST during hearing to review the Research, Extension and Education title of the Farm Bill

OTHER

Testimony Before the House Agriculture Committee

Thursday, June 28, 10:00 a.m. room 1302 Longworth
Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill–foreign agriculture trade programs
Hon. Terry Everett, Member of Congress from Alabama
Hon. Allen Boyd, Member of Congress from Florida
Mr. J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Tim Hamilton, executive director, Mid-America International Agri-Trade Council, on behalf of Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports
Mr. Dusty Tallman, president, National Association of Wheat Growers, on behalf of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Wheat Export Trade Education Committee, and U.S. Wheat Associates
Mr. Tom Suber, president, U.S. Dairy Export Council
Mr. Robert E. Weil II, officer, Weil Brothers Cotton Inc., Montgomery, AL, on behalf of the National Cotton Council
Mr. Kevin Becker, senior vice-president, International Banking Group, CoBank, Denver, CO
Mr. John Valpey, executive director, Associated Rice Marketing Co-op, Durham, CA, on behalf of USA Rice

Thursday, June 28, 10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill–forestry programs
Mr. Michael T. Rains, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Mark Berkland, Director, Conservation Operations, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Colien Hefferan, Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Eric Bendfeldt, extension agent, environmental sciences, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Mr. Ronald Rohall, consulting forester, National Forestry Policy Committee, National Association of Conservation Districts
Mr. Jim Hubbard, legislative committee chair, Colorado State forester, National Association of State Foresters

June 27, 2:00 p.m.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill– Food Stamp Programs
Hon. Sander M. Levin, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan
Hon. Tony P. Hall, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio
Mr. Eric M. Bost, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Robert E. Robertson, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, General Accounting Office
Mr. Roger C. Viadero, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Ron Haskins, senior fellow, Brookings Institution
Mr. Robert Rector, senior research fellow, Heritage Foundation
Ms. Stacy Dean, Director, food stamp and immigrant policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ms. Coeli Brunty, Food Stamp Program participant
Mr. James Ohls, senior fellow, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Ms. Claryce H. Nelson, State coordinator for consumer issues, AARP
Ms. Elaine M. Ryan, acting executive director, American Public Human Services Association
Ms. Sonia Rivero, commissioner, Virginia Department of Social Services
Mr. Bruce Wagstaff, deputy director, Welfare Work Divisions, California Department of Social Services
Mr. Douglas E. Howard, director, Michigan Family Independence Agency
Ms. Jennifer Reinert, secretary, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Mr. Jerry W. Friedman, executive deputy commissioner, Texas Department of Human Services
Mr. Rich Savner, director, public affairs and government relations, Pathmark Stores, Inc., Carteret, NJ, on behalf of the Food Marketing Institute

Tuesday, June 26, 1:00 p.m.
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill–Rural Development
Mr. Blaine Stockton, Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hon. John Hoeven, Governor, North Dakota, on behalf of the National Governors Association
Mr. Charles W. Fluharty, Director, Rural Policy Research Institute
Mr. Gary Gorshing, executive director, South Western Oklahoma Development Authority, Burns Flat, OK on behalf of the National Association of Development Organizations and National Association of Counties
Hon. Glenn English, CEO, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Mr. John Zippert, director of program operations, Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Mr. Joe Dudick, executive director, Partners for Rural America
Mr. David Graves, president and CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Washington, DC

Wednesday, June 20
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill-Agricultural Credit
Ms. Carolyn B. Cooksie, Deputy Administrator for Farm Loan Programs, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. F.A. Lowrey, president and chief executive officer, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank representing the Farm Credit Council
Mr. Miles Robinson, College of Agricultural, Environmental and Natural Sciences, Tuskegee University
Mr. Dale Leighty, president, First National Bank of Las Animas representing the Independent Community Bankers of America
Mr. Terry Hague, chief executive officer, Farmers Exchange Bank representing the American Bankers Association
Mr. Henry D. Edelman, president and chief executive officer, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation

Tuesday, June 19
Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill-Fruit and Vegetable Policies
Mr. William (Bill) J. Lyons, Jr., secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Ms. Maureen Marshall Torrey, vice-president, Torrey Farms, Elba, NY, on behalf of United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Mr. Frank Johns, vice chairman, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
Mr. Andrew W. LaVigne, executive vice-president and CEO, Florida Citrus Mutual
Mr. Josh Wunsch, board of directors, Michigan Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. John M. McClung, president and CEO, Texas Produce Association

Tuesday, June 12
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Formulation of the 2002 Farm Bill: Forestry Programs
Mr. Chuck Leavell, Member, American Tree Farm System
Dr. C.P.P. (Patrick) Reid, President Elect, National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges
Mr. L. Keville Larson, President, Forest Landowners Association
Mr. Robert Fledderman, Forest Resources Manager, Forest Resources Division, Westvaco Corporation
Ms. Lark Hayes, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center

Testimony Before the Senate Agriculture Committee

May 17, 2001
Fred Stokes, president, Organization for Competitive Markets, testified on the need of having a competition title in the 2002 Farm Bill

May 16, 2001
 John Evans Jr., vice chairman, Agriculture-Rural America Committee, Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) on the credit title of the 1996 Farm Bill and recommendations for the 2002 Farm Bill