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House Agriculture Committee episodes

  • Supporting Careers in Conservation: Workforce Training, Education, and Job Opportunities

    Wednesday, May 25, 2022 – 1:00 PM ET

    Virtual Hearing – via Zoom

    Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry

    RE: “Supporting Careers in Conservation: Workforce Training, Education, and Job Opportunities”

    WITNESS LIST

    Mr. Michael Crowder, President, National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, DC

    Mr. Shane O'Neill, Forest Industry Business Development Manager, School of Forest Resources: University of Maine, on behalf of The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Orono, ME

    Mr. Keith Olander, Dean of Agriculture Studies, Central Lakes College, Staples, MN

    Dr. Margaret Holzer, K-12 Committee, Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI

    Ms. Marissa Jensen, Education & Outreach Program Manager, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever, Saint Paul, MN.

    Ms. Tracy Schohr, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, and Partner, Schohr Ranch, Gridley, CA



    All additional information for this event can be found here.

    1 hr 27 min
  • Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New Clearinghouse Models

    Thursday, May 12, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Full Committee on Agriculture

    RE: “Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New Clearinghouse Models”

    WITNESS LIST

    Mr. Terrence A. Duffy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CME Group, Chicago, IL


    Mr. Sam Bankman-Fried, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, FTX US Derivatives, Chicago, IL

    Mr. Walt Lukken, President and Chief Executive Officer, Futures Industry Association, Washington, D.C.

    Mr. Christopher Edmonds, Chief Development Officer, Intercontinental Exchange, Atlanta, GA 

    Mr. Christopher Perkins, President, CoinFund Management LLC, New York, NY

    All additional information for this event can be found here.

    3 hr 7 min
  • A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    Thursday, April 28, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Full Committee on Agriculture

    RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program”

    WITNESS LIST

    Ms. Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.


    Accompanied by Ms. Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA

    All additional information on this event can be found here.

    3 hr 3 min
  • An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets

    Wednesday, April 27, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Full Committee on Agriculture

    RE: “An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets”



    Witness List

    PANEL I

    Mr. Coy Young, Cow/Calf Producer, Blythedale, MO

    Mr. Gilles Stockton, Cow/Calf Producer, on behalf of the Northern Plains Research Council and Western Organization of Research Councils, Grass Range, MT

    Mr. Don Schiefelbein, Cattle Producer, President, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Kimball, MN

    PANEL II

    Mr. David MacLennan, Chief Executive Officer, Cargill, Inc., Wayzata, MN

    Mr. Tim Schellpeper, Chief Executive Officer, JBS USA Holdings, Inc., Greeley, CO

    Mr. Tim Klein, Chief Executive Officer, National Beef Packing Company, LLC, Kansas City, MO

    Mr. Donnie King, Chief Executive Officer, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR

    All additional information for this event can be found here.

    5 hr 13 min
  • A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs

    Wednesday, April 6, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

    RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs”

    WITNESS LIST

    PANEL 1

    Mr. Daniel Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of

    Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

    Ms. Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United

    States Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.

    PANEL 2

    Ms. Krysta Harden, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Dairy Export Council,

    Arlington, VA

    Ms. Nicole Berg, President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Patterson, WA

    Dr. Arif Husain, Chief Economist, United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy

    Mr. Bill O'Keefe, Executive Vice President for Mission and Mobilization, Catholic Relief

    Services, Baltimore, MD



    All additional information on this event can be found here.

    2 hr 33 min
  • A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy- Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America

    Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Full Committee on Agriculture

    RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy - Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America”

    WITNESS LIST

    PANEL 1


    The Honorable Xochitl Torres Small, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

    Accompanied by Dr. Karama Neal, Administrator, USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Washington, DC 

    Accompanied by Mr. Chris McLean, Acting Administrator, USDA Rural Utilities Service, Washington, DC


    PANEL 2

    Mr. Andy Olsen, Senior Policy Advocate, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Chicago, IL

    Mr. Bill Cherrier, Executive Vice President and CEO, Central Iowa Power Cooperative, on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Des Moines, IA

    Dr. Patrick Gruber, Chief Executive Officer, Gevo, Inc., Englewood, CO

    Mr. Jay McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, Nacero, Houston, TX

    All additional information for this event can be found here.

    4 hr 38 min
  • State of the CFTC

    Thursday, March 31, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Full Committee on Agriculture

    RE: “State of the CFTC”

    WITNESS LIST

    The Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C.

    All additional information on this event can be found here.

    2 hr 25 min
  • A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Horticulture and Urban Agriculture

    Tuesday, March 29, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research

    RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Horticulture and Urban Agriculture”



    Witness List

    PANEL 1

    The Honorable Jennifer Lester Moffitt, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

    Mr. Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.


    PANEL 2

    Ms. Laura Batcha, Chief Executive Officer, Organic Trade Association, Washington, D.C.

    Ms. Brie Reiter Smith, Vice President of Product Leadership, Driscoll's, Inc., on behalf of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, Watsonville, CA

    Mr. Marc Oshima, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, AeroFarms, Newark, NJ

    Mr. Nate Olive, Owner, Ridge to Reef Farm, and President, Virgin Islands Farmers Alliance, Inc., St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

    Mr. Bruce Kettler, Director, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Indianapolis, Indiana

    All additional information on this event can be found here.

    2 hr 7 min
  • A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change

    Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

    Hybrid Hearing

    Full Committee on Agriculture

    RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change”

    WITNESS LIST

    The Honorable Charles F. Conner, President and CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, Washington, DC


    Ms. Kristin Weeks Duncanson, Owner and Partner, Duncanson Growers, on behalf of the AGree Economic and Environmental Risk Coalition, Mapleton, MN

    The Honorable Heidi Heitkamp, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Farm and Forest Carbon Solutions Task Force, Washington, DC

    Ms. Shakera Raygoza, Owner and Operator, Terra Preta Farm, on behalf of the National Young Farmers Coalition, Edinburg, TX

    Dr. Glenda Humiston, Vice President, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA

    Dr. Joe Outlaw, Co- Director, Agriculture and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

    All additional information on this event can be found here.

    3 hr 47 min

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