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Don't forget to sign up if you want to attend. If you cannot attend buy want to share your thoughts you can email or send in your questions for the committees (see below) by May 26th or you can send in your comments about the farm bill by June 7th, 2011. Send your testimony or questions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or to US Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, 328A Russell Senate Office Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20510. To RSVP for the hearing, contact the Agriculture Committee Office at 202-224-2035 or e-mail [log in to unmask]<file:///C:\Users\jw47938\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.Outlook\JGL50018\[log in to unmask]>. To RSVP to attend the hearing, contact the Agriculture Committee Office at 202-224-2035 or e-mail [log in to unmask]<file:///C:\Users\jw47938\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.Outlook\JGL50018\[log in to unmask]>. I hope to see you there. Have a good day (or at least dry one!) Vicki Vicki Morrone C. S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems Outreach Specialist for Organic Vegetable and Field Crops 303 Natural Resources East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) 517-353-3834 (Fax) www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu<http://www.michiganorganic.msu.edu/> [United States Senator Debbie Stabenow - Michigan] Chairwoman Stabenow Announces First Farm Bill Field Hearing in East Lansing, Michigan Washington, DC - Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced the Committee's first Farm Bill field hearing will be held on May 31 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. The hearing, "Opportunities for Growth: Michigan and the 2012 Farm Bill," will focus on the upcoming reauthorization of the Farm Bill, examining agriculture as well as energy, conservation, rural development, research, forestry and nutrition policies that affect Michigan. Witnesses noted below. Tuesday, May 31 - East Lansing, Michigan Senate Agriculture Committee Field Hearing Opportunities for Growth: Michigan and the 2012 Farm Bill 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Kellogg Center, Michigan State University http://www.kelloggcenter.com/about/location.html<https://iqs3.solutions.lmit.com/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=quorum_stabenow-iq&crop=18055.29389536.15791402.16424472&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.kelloggcenter.com%2fabout%2flocation.html> Witness List Panel 1: Welcome from Michigan State University * Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon, President, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI * Dr. J. Ian Gray, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI * Dr. Thomas G. Coon, Director of Michigan State University Extension, East Lansing, MI Panel 2: Michigan Agricultural Production and Farm Bill Principles * Mr. Clark Gerstacker, Corn and Soybean Production; Member, Michigan Corn Growers Association, Midland, MI * Mr. Ben LaCross, Cherry Production; Chair, American Farm Bureau, Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, Cedar, MI * Mr. Ray VanDriessche, Sugar Beet Production and Conservation; Director of Community and Government Relations, Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI * Ms. Julia Rothwell, Apple Production; Chair, U.S. Apple Association, Grand Rapids, MI * Mr. Ken Nobis, Dairy Production; President, Michigan Milk Producers Association, St. Johns, MI * Mr. Peter B. Blauwiekel, Pork Production; Member, Michigan Pork Producers Council, Fowler, MI Panel 3: Farm Bill Stakeholders in Michigan * Mrs. Karen Serfass, Forestry Production; Past President, Michigan Forest Association, Dafter, MI * Ms. Kristen Holt, President, Quality Assurance International (QAI) and Senior Vice President, Food Safety & Quality, NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI * Mr. Eric Davis, Director, Food Initiative, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Detroit, MI * Mr. Dennis West, President, Northern Initiatives, Marquette, MI * Mr. James Reid, Reid Dairy Farm, Grant Township, MI * Mr. David Armstrong, President and CEO, Greenstone Farm Credit Services, East Lansing, MI Public Participation The general public may participate in the hearing by submitting written testimony which will be included in the official record of the hearing. Three copies of your testimony can be submitted at the hearing or can be sent to the Committee no later than June 7, 2011. You may also submit questions for possible consideration by the panel members during a limited question and answer period before May 26, 2011. Send your testimony or questions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or to US Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, 328A Russell Senate Office Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20510. For up-to-date information on the hearing and Farm Bill process, you can visit the Senate Agriculture Committee website at ag.senate.gov<https://iqs3.solutions.lmit.com/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=quorum_stabenow-iq&crop=18055.29389536.15791402.16424472&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fag.senate.gov%2fsite%2f>. 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