Saranac Lake Farm Bill Hearings

MEDIA ADVISORY: America's 2012 Farm Bill 
Agriculture Committee Announces Witness List for New York Field Hearing

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture released the witness list and additional information for the following field hearing.

Friday, March 9, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. ET
North Country Community College, Sparks Athletic Complex
23 Santanoni Avenue, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Full Committee on Agriculture - Public Hearing
RE: Future of U.S. Farm Policy: Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill

Visit the House Agriculture Committee's website at this link to learn more about America's 2012 Farm Bill. Also, at this link you may submit comments to be considered part of the Committee's Farm Bill field hearing record. Your comments must be submitted through the website by May 20, 2012.

There will be a live webcast of the hearing at this link. Please note that video and audio will not be available until the hearing begins.

The witness list is below. Testimony will be posted here the day of the hearing.

Panel I

Mr. Eric Ooms, dairy producer, Partner, Adrian Ooms and Sons, Inc., Old Chatham, New York

Mr. Neal Rea, dairy producer, Chairman, Agri-Mark Dairy Cooperative, Salem, New York

Mr. Jeremy Verratti, dairy and crop producer, Verratti Farms, LLC, Gasport, New York

Ms. Michele Ledoux, beef producer, Adirondack Beef Company, Croghan, New York

Panel II

Mr. Larry Eckhardt, vegetable, field crop and beef producer, President, Kinderhook Creek Farm, Inc., Stephentown, New York

Mr. Scott Osborn, wine grape producer, President, Fox Run Vineyard, Inc., Penn Yan, New York

Mr. Ralph Child, seed potato and leafy greens producer, Malone, New York

Mr. Adam Sullivan, apple producer, Sullivan Orchards, Peru, New York

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