SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS CHAIRMAN 1 3 5 6 7 11 14 17 21 26 27 28 29 35 37 39 43 45 48 51 55 62 66 70 73 76 78 80 82 84 85 86 99 100 101 102 106 108 110 112 113 116 125 128 129 130 131 CHAIRMAN. MR. POMBO 32 COLOMBINI 7 26 27 29 31 32 36 38 42 45 47 48 52 CONDIT 26 35 36 37 76 77 108 109 125 ELLIS 56 75 76 79 81 82 83 ENDRES 113 126 130 131 ERROTABERE 59 76 83 FONDSE 86 104 107 GEORGE 11 27 29 33 37 47 49 50 GIOVANETTI 27 29 33 39 42 44 46 50 53 GIOVANNETTI 14 GIUSTI 88 100 101 102 104 106 107 109 GUTKNECHT 5 45 47 48 85 112 128 HAMILTON 90 102 104 109 111 112 HEIDEN 63 76 83 85 KENNETT 116 126 127 130 MARTELLA 93 104 106 109 110 MERRILL 18 28 29 33 34 35 36 38 39 40 44 49 54 MORAN 6 48 49 51 85 112 MR 56 MURPHY 66 75 76 83 NILSSON 119 126 127 129 OSE 4 37 38 39 78 79 80 110 111 112 128 129 130 131 PANELIST 107 POMBO 3 32 33 34 35 76 106 107 125 RYSTROM 70 76 78 79 81 82 83 84 86 SHEELY 122 126 127 128 SIMPSON 6 7 51 53 85 STENHOLM 3 29 30 31 48 55 73 75 76 102 104 125 126 127 128 131 THOMPSON 3 39 42 80 81 82 THUNE 5 43 45 82 83 84 112 128 WEISS 21 28 30 37 41 ZECH 96 99 100 101 102 104 106 108 109 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LARRY COMBEST, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 1 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. DOUG OSE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PAGE 3 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JERRY MORAN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF KANSAS PAGE 6 OPENING STATEMENT OF MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF IDAHO PAGE 6 STATEMENT OF JEFF COLOMBINI, TREE FRUIT GROWER, STOCKTON, CA PAGE 7 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL D. GEORGE, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCER, EXETER, CA PAGE 11 STATEMENT OF JOHN GIOVANNETTI, YOLO, CA PAGE 14 STATEMENT OF DANA MERRILL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINEGRAPE GROWERS, PASO ROBLES, CA PAGE 17 STATEMENT OF DAVID C. WEISS, PEAR AND WINEGRAPE PRODUCER, REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA PEAR GROWERS ASSOCIATION, KELSEYVILLE, CA PAGE 21 STATEMENT OF THOMAS W. ELLIS, RICE, WHEAT, AND ALFALFA PRODUCER, GRIMES, CA PAGE 56 STATEMENT OF DANIEL ERROTABERE, COTTON, WHEAT, GARLIC, AND TOMATO PRODUCER, RIVERDALE, CA PAGE 59 STATEMENT OF W. BRUCE HEIDEN, COTTON, GRAIN, AND ALFALFA PRODUCER, BUCKEYE, AZ PAGE 62 STATEMENT OF WILEY MURPHY, BARLEY, COTTON, AND WHEAT PRODUCER, TUCSON, AZ PAGE 66 STATEMENT OF STEVE RYSTROM, REPRESENTING U.S.A. RICE PRODUCERS' GROUP PAGE 70 STATEMENT OF KEVIN B. FONDSE, ALMOND PRODUCER, RIPON, CA PAGE 86 STATEMENT OF JOHN GIUSTI, BRUSSELS SPROUT AND ARTICHOKE PRODUCER, HALF MOON BAY, CA PAGE 88 STATEMENT OF RICHARD HAMILTON, PRESIDENT, CALIFORNIA WOOL GROWERS ASSOCIATION, SHEEP PRODUCER, RIO VISTA, CA PAGE 90 STATEMENT OF RONALD M. MARTELLA, WALNUT, PEACH, AND ALMOND PRODUCER, HUGHSON, CA PAGE 93 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM ZECH, CHAIRMAN, CALIFORNIA ASPARAGUS COMMISSION AND ASPARAGUS GROWER, HOLT, CA PAGE 96 STATEMENT OF FRANK J. ENDRES, REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL FARMERS ORGANIZATION, WHEAT, BARLEY, SAFFLOWER PRODUCER, CORNING, CA PAGE 113 STATEMENT OF E. ALAN KENNETT, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, GAY & ROBINSON, KAUMAKANI, HI PAGE 116 STATEMENT OF JAMES NILSSON, PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA BEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION, SUGAR BEET, TOMATO, AND WINEGRAPE PRODUCER, STOCKTON, CA PAGE 119 STATEMENT OF TED D. SHEELY, ASPARAGUS PRODUCER, LEMOORE, CA PAGE 122 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING