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Source: U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND FORESTRY
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 09:30 AM
Location: G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
This hearing will examine policies that make investments in jobs and opportunities for farmers and rural businesses through new markets, entrepreneurship, regional strategies and energy innovation. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will testify, among others.
WitnessesPanel I
Sec. Tom Vilsack Secretary United States Department of Agriculture
Washington , DC
Panel II
Mathias J. McCauley Director of Regional Planning & Community Development
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
Traverse City , MI
Dr. Florine P. Raitano Immediate Past President
Rural Community Assistance Corp.
Dillon , CO
Mr. Mark Rembert Executive Director
Energize Clinton County (and Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce)
Wilmington , OH
Charles Fluharty President and CEO/Research Professor
Rural Policy Research Institute/Truman School of Public Affairs
Columbia , MO
Panel III
Mr. Steve Flick Chairman of the Board
Show Me Energy Coop
Centerview , MO
Mr. Lee Edwards President and CEO
Virent, Inc.
Madison , WI
Mr. Bennie Hutchins Energy Program Coordinator
Ag Energy Resources, LLC
Brookhaven , MS
Mr. William Greving Sorghum Farmer
Greving Farms, Inc.
Prairie View , KS
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