SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS BARRETT 42 43 44 47 49 53 57 60 64 67 70 73 75 76 77 78 79 83 BERNENS 64 71 81 BERRY 41 42 BOARDMAN 53 76 BOSWELL 44 CAHILL 77 78 CASALE 61 70 71 72 79 80 81 CHAIRMAN 7 9 14 17 20 22 23 24 27 29 33 35 38 41 DOOLEY 47 48 79 80 81 82 83 ETHERIDGE 35 36 37 EWING 35 GIANESSI 20 23 24 25 29 30 31 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 GUTKNECHT 33 HOY 28 41 KEITH WILLIAMS 4 LANCE KOTSCHWAR 4 MCEWAN 17 24 25 26 27 28 32 33 38 43 47 MORAN 38 39 40 41 POMEROY 9 30 31 32 33 45 46 47 73 74 75 76 R 4 ROBERTSON 14 26 27 28 37 43 44 46 48 ROBINSON 23 SMITH 27 28 29 70 71 72 STENHOLM 8 24 25 26 27 44 STEPHEN HATERIUS 4 VROOM 50 73 78 79 81 82 83 WICHTRICH 57 WILLIAM E. O'CONNER, J 4 WOODS 67 71 74 75 76 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LARRY COMBEST, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 7 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CHARLES W. STENHOLM, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 8 STATEMENT OF ROBERT E. ROBERTSON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ISSUES, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; ACCOMPANIED BY JERILYNN HOY PAGE 14 STATEMENT OF KENNETH McEWAN, PROFESSOR, RIDGETOWN COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, ONTARIO; ACCOMPANIED BY MICHELE MARRA, PROFESSOR, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, NC PAGE 17 STATEMENT OF LEONARD GIANESSI, SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, NATIONAL CENTER FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY PAGE 20 STATEMENT OF JAY VROOM, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN CROP PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON, DC PAGE 49 STATEMENT OF NATHAN BOARDMAN, PRESIDENT, CROSBYTON SEED COMPANY AND PRESIDENT, AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION; ACCOMPANIED BY LESLIE CAHILL, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION PAGE 53 STATEMENT OF JOHN A. WICHTRICH, VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA PAGE 57 STATEMENT OF CARL M. CASALE, VICE-PRESIDENT, NORTH AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS, MONSANTO COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI PAGE 60 STATEMENT OF JACK BERNENS, VICE-PRESIDENT OF MARKETING, NOVARTIS SEEDS, INC., GOLDEN VALLEY, MN PAGE 64 STATEMENT OF ROBERT A. WOODS, PRESIDENT, ZENECA AG PRODUCTS, INC., WILMINGTON, DE PAGE 67 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING