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
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