SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ACKERMAN 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ANDERSON 72 84 85 BAESLER 23 24 BOSWELL 19 20 BROOKINS 61 82 83 BROWN 69 84 BRYANT 25 26 CASPARY 67 78 79 80 81 CHAMBLISS 20 22 23 CHENOWETH 27 28 29 30 52 53 54 77 78 79 COMBEST 11 12 13 CONDIT 27 EVERETT 41 44 EVERETT [PRESIDING 41 EWING 1 4 5 8 9 10 11 13 16 19 20 23 24 26 27 30 31 35 38 45 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 61 64 67 69 72 74 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 GERDES 41 42 45 49 51 55 56 GIBSON 32 49 50 51 52 56 GOODE 13 MAI 74 77 78 MARSCHAND 53 54 MCINTYRE 27 NEWBY 57 83 PARKERSON 45 POMEROY 13 14 15 16 ROSS 36 52 54 SMITH 4 5 8 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 28 31 SWARTZ 38 54 WHITE 64 78 79 80 81 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS STATEMENT OF DALLAS SMITH, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY, FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; ACCOMPANIED BY KEN ACKERMAN, ADMINISTRATOR, RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY PAGE 4 STATEMENT OF RICHARD C. GIBSON, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, AMERICAN AGRISURANCE, INC. PAGE 32 STATEMENT OF ERNEST ROSS, CHAIRMAN, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAGE 35 STATEMENT OF ROGER SWARTZ, VICE CHAIRMAN AND GENERAL MANAGER, AMERICAN FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., ON BEHALF OF THE CROP INSURANCE RESEARCH BUREAU; ACCOMPANIED BY LYLE MARSCHAND, PRESIDENT, CNA AGRICULTURE PAGE 38 STATEMENT OF RUTH GERDES, FARMER AND CROP INSURANCE AGENT PAGE 41 STATEMENT OF ROBERT W. PARKERSON, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES PAGE 45 STATEMENT OF JERRY NEWBY, CHAIRMAN, PRODUCER STEERING COMMITTEE, NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS, NATIONAL BARLEY GROWERS ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION, AND NATIONAL GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 57 STATEMENT OF CAROL L. BROOKINS, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, WORLD PERSPECTIVES, INC. PAGE 61 STATEMENT OF JAMES L. WHITE, PRESIDENT, NORWEST BANK, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 64 STATEMENT OF JAMES CASPARY, ON BEHALF OF THE INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAGE 67 STATEMENT OF REGINALD L. BROWN, DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND MEMBERSHIP, FLORIDA FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION PAGE 69 STATEMENT OF GENE ANDERSON, VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATION SERVICES, SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES PAGE 72 STATEMENT OF WAYNE MAI, ONION SEED PRODUCER, ON BEHALF OF THE IDAHO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PAGE 74 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING