SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ANDERSON 144 155 157 162 165 167 168 169 170 175 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 ANN M. VENEMAN 437 APPEL 93 99 100 101 104 105 107 108 111 112 115 117 120 121 122 123 125 128 130 133 134 BABCOCK 336 361 363 366 367 371 372 373 374 381 382 387 391 BACA 30 31 32 BALDACCI 41 42 43 BERRY 72 171 218 219 330 331 332 BINDEL 151 156 158 166 176 185 BISHOP 297 298 BOEHNER 276 277 BOSWELL 71 91 109 111 160 161 162 287 289 CANON 134 148 155 158 161 165 174 175 184 CHAIRMAN 1 2 4 7 9 11 14 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 27 30 32 35 36 37 39 49 50 51 55 57 60 61 64 67 69 71 72 91 93 96 99 100 101 104 105 107 109 111 129 131 132 133 134 137 140 144 148 151 154 156 157 158 161 163 166 169 171 172 174 176 179 181 184 186 190 192 193 194 196 198 201 205 208 209 211 216 218 219 222 223 224 260 261 262 265 267 270 271 272 273 276 277 278 281 282 284 286 287 289 292 294 295 297 299 301 303 305 307 310 313 316 318 346 350 355 357 358 359 360 362 365 369 373 375 379 381 383 386 389 390 393 396 400 402 406 409 411 412 413 417 419 422 425 429 432 433 434 435 436 CHAMBLISS 49 181 182 183 184 205 206 207 208 215 216 223 224 284 285 286 CLAYTON 37 38 39 105 106 107 316 317 318 COMBEST 54 221 CONDIT 46 47 49 132 174 176 201 208 209 282 283 284 329 330 360 362 363 364 365 COSTON 406 417 418 419 420 421 424 431 432 434 DEAR CHAIRMAN COMBEST 436 DETERMAN 12 19 22 24 27 28 29 34 38 40 43 46 48 51 DOOLEY 101 102 103 104 211 212 213 214 215 216 301 302 303 EISENBERG 346 353 354 357 358 359 362 363 374 375 382 383 384 387 388 390 394 ETHERIDGE 51 118 119 120 180 181 EVANS 193 194 209 211 EVERETT 104 105 161 199 200 201 223 224 FINCHER 190 196 197 201 205 206 208 211 215 223 224 GEORGEN 391 GOERGEN 343 371 379 380 GOODLATTE 50 51 379 380 381 GRAVES 403 411 413 414 416 418 419 421 423 427 428 429 434 GUTKNECHT 36 37 64 116 118 HILL 35 36 122 123 124 125 305 306 307 HOLDEN 287 HOUGHLAND 351 381 394 395 J. READ SMITH 341 364 366 368 369 378 392 393 KEITH 263 265 271 272 273 277 280 281 282 283 289 294 295 296 298 300 301 303 304 310 317 318 319 322 324 330 KENNEDY 32 33 34 35 219 220 221 332 KEYS 5 18 20 23 26 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 43 44 47 48 50 53 54 KIND 292 294 295 311 376 379 390 392 393 KLIPPEN 9 18 23 27 31 34 35 36 38 40 43 46 48 51 53 KOZAK 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 LARSEN 310 311 LUCAS 23 24 25 41 43 45 107 108 109 163 164 165 166 281 282 359 362 389 390 417 418 419 MCCORMACK 268 271 273 274 275 276 285 286 289 298 299 300 308 309 310 313 314 320 321 325 MCCORMICK 331 332 333 MCHENRY 400 424 429 430 436 MILLER 103 104 MORAN 43 44 45 125 126 127 172 173 174 209 210 211 289 290 291 292 373 374 375 419 420 421 422 435 436 ORWICK 7 18 22 29 37 47 48 52 OSBORNE 27 28 29 131 184 185 186 295 296 297 326 425 426 428 429 OSE 381 382 383 393 394 395 429 430 431 432 433 PETERSON 25 27 67 68 69 114 115 116 122 166 168 169 202 203 204 278 280 288 365 366 367 368 PHELPS 129 130 131 132 PHILLIPS 397 419 420 426 430 431 434 POMBO 313 314 315 323 326 329 330 332 333 334 335 339 341 343 353 354 355 384 385 386 413 414 415 416 PUTNAM 127 128 129 186 216 217 218 REHBERG 32 299 300 301 326 327 328 RENBERG 328 RITTER 265 271 272 273 282 283 284 286 289 290 291 294 296 297 298 302 303 304 305 306 307 311 312 315 316 320 322 324 327 328 329 330 333 RONEY 187 197 198 202 203 204 205 208 209 210 216 217 218 219 220 221 SIMPSON 307 308 309 310 316 SMITH 39 40 41 69 70 71 114 116 118 120 121 122 125 127 169 170 171 318 319 320 321 322 369 370 371 SPARROWE 339 364 368 373 385 386 389 STENHOLM 2 20 21 22 51 53 54 62 63 64 93 133 158 159 160 196 197 198 261 273 274 275 276 323 325 333 335 355 STENZEL 14 19 21 22 31 32 41 42 45 46 47 SUTTER 192 196 197 199 200 201 205 206 207 208 212 213 214 215 222 223 224 SWANSON 104 SWENSON 96 100 101 102 103 106 107 108 109 110 112 113 116 117 119 121 124 125 126 127 130 131 132 133 TALLMAN 134 154 157 163 164 168 171 174 184 THOMPSON 372 373 386 387 388 THUNE 111 112 113 176 177 178 179 303 304 422 425 TIPTON 55 61 62 63 64 65 VAUGHAN 140 155 157 159 160 164 170 172 173 175 178 179 183 184 185 186 WILLIAMS 137 155 157 158 159 164 170 171 174 184 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LARRY COMBEST, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 1 STATEMENT OF CHANDLER KEYS, VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC POLICY, NATIONAL CATTLEMENS BEEF ASSOCIAITON PAGE 5 STATEMENT OF PETER ORWICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, ENGLEWOOD, CO PAGE 7 STATEMENT OF KEN KLIPPEN, VICE-PRESIDENT, UNITED EGG PRODUCERS PAGE 9 STATEMENT OF BARB DETERMAN, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PAGE 11 STATEMENT OF THOMAS STENZEL, UNITED FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION PAGE 14 STATEMENT OF CONSTANCE E. TIPTON, SENIOR GROUP VICE-PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION PAGE 55 STATEMENT OF JEROME J. KOZAK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAGE 58 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LARRY COMBEST, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 91 STATEMENT OF STEVE APPEL, VICE-PRESIDENT, AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, DUSTY, WA PAGE 93 STATEMENT OF LELAND SWENSON, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL FARMERS UNION, AURORA, CO PAGE 96 STATEMENT OF DUSTY TALLMAN, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS PAGE 134 STATEMENT OF MARK WILLIAMS, BOARD MEMBER, NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL PAGE 137 STATEMENT OF DEE VAUGHAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 140 STATEMENT OF TONY ANDERSON, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION. PAGE 144 STATEMENT OF NOLEN CANON, CHAIRMAN, U.S. RICE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 148 STATEMENT OF LEO BINDEL, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCERS PAGE 151 STATEMENT OF JACK RONEY, DIRECTOR, ECONOMICS AND POLICY ANALYSIS, AMERIACN SUGAR ALLIANCE PAGE 187 STATEMENT OF ROBERT SUTTER, VICE CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL PEANUT GROWERS GROUP PAGE 192 STATEMENT OF JIM EVANS, PRESIDENT, USA DRY PEA AND LENTIL COUNCIL PAGE 193 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LARRY COMBEST, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 260 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CHARLES W. STENHOLM, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 261 STATEMENT OF KENDALL KEITH, PRESIDENT, THE NATIONAL GRAIN AND FEED ORGANIZATION, WASHINGTON, DC PAGE 262 STATEMENT OF BRUCE RITTER, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, LOUIS DREYFUS CORPORATION, ON BEHALF OF THE COALITION FOR COMPETITIVE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, WILTON, CT PAGE 265 STATEMENT OF GREG MCCORMACK, PRESIDENT, BOB'S CANDIES, ON BEHALF OF THE COALITION FOR SUGAR REFORM, ALBANY, GA PAGE 267 STATEMENT OF KEN BABCOCK, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE, DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., JACKSON, MS PAGE 336 STATEMENT OF ROLLIN D. SPARROWE, PRESIDENT, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON, DC PAGE 339 STATEMENT OF J. READ SMITH, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, ST. JOHN, WA PAGE 341 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL T. GOERGEN, JR., DIRECTOR OF FOREST POLICY, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS, BETHESDA, MD PAGE 343 STATEMENT OF JEFF EISENBERG, SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR, AGRICULTURE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, ARLINGTON, VA PAGE 346 STATEMENT OF PAUL HOUGHLAND, JR., EXECUTIVE MANAGER, NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION, BARTLETT, TN PAGE 350 STATEMENT OF B. R. PHILLIPS, III, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NATIONAL RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE, HERNDON, VA PAGE 397 STATEMENT OF STEVE MCHENRY, VICE CHAIRMAN, PARTNERS FOR RURAL AMERICA, ON BEHALF OF STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS PAGE 400 STATEMENT OF DAVID GRAVES, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES, WASHINGTON, DC PAGE 402 STATEMENT OF D.C. COSTON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, STILLWATER, OK PAGE 406 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING