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Field Hearing
Opportunities for Growth: Michigan and the 2012 Farm Bill
Date:
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Time:
09:00am
Location:
East Lansing, Michigan Kellogg Center, Michigan State University
Presiding:
Debbie Stabenow
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Panel 1: Welcome from Michigan State University
Dr.
Lou Anna K. Simon
President
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Dr.
J. Ian Gray
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Dr.
Thomas G. Coon
Director of
Michigan State University Extension
East Lansing, MI
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Panel 2: Michigan Agricultural Production and Farm Bill Principles
Mr.
Clark Gerstacker
Corn and Soybean Production
Member, Michigan Corn Growers Association,
Midland, MI
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Mr.
Ben LaCross
Cherry Production; Chair
American Farm Bureau, Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee
Cedar, MI
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Mr.
Ray Van Driessche
Sugar Beet Production and Conservation, Director of Community and Government Relations
Michigan Sugar Company
Bay City, MI
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Ms.
Julia Rothwell
Apple Production, Chair
U.S. Apple Association
Belding, MI
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Mr.
Ken Nobis
Dairy Production, President
Michigan Milk Producers Association
St. Johns, MI
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Mr.
Peter B. Blauwiekel
Pork Production
Member, Michigan Pork Producers Council
Fowler, MI
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Panel 3: Farm Bill Stakeholders in Michigan
Mrs.
Karen Serfass
Forestry Production; Past President
Michigan Forest Association
Dafter, MI
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Ms.
Kristen Holt
President, Quality Assurance International (QAI)
and Senior Vice President, Food Safety & Quality, NSF International
Ann Arbor, MI
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Mr.
Eric Davis
Director, Food Initiative
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Detroit, MI
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Mr.
Dennis West
President
Northern Initiatives
Marquette, MI
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Mr.
James Reid
Reid Dairy Farm
Grant Township, MI
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Mr.
David Armstrong
President and CEO
Greenstone Farm Credit Services
East Lansing, MI
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Related Files
S. Hrg. 112-279 - Opportunities for Growth: Michigan and the 2012 Farm Bill
Related Issues
Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012
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