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Farm Bill hearing on healthy food initiatives, local production and nutrition
Story Date: 3/5/2012
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Source: U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY, 3/2/12
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene a Committee hearing on Wednesday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The hearing, Healthy Food Initiatives, Local Production and Nutrition, will explore innovative opportunities in agriculture through policies that assist the development of local markets for farmers – connecting them to the growing consumer demand for locally-produced, healthy food options. Secretary Tom Vilsack, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will testify. Additional witnesses detailed below.
The hearing, Healthy Food Initiatives, Local Production and Nutrition, will convene on Wednesday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. EST in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. A live webcast of the hearing can be viewed on the Committee’s website at http://ag.senate.gov/.
Witness List
Panel I
Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Panel II
Mr. Dan Carmody, President, Eastern Market Corporation, Detroit, MI
Mr. Ron McCormick, Senior Director of Local Sourcing & Sustainable Agriculture, Walmart Stores, Inc, Bentonville, AR
Mr. Jody Hardin, Farmer, Grady, AR
Ms. Anne Goodman, President and CEO, Cleveland Foodbank, Cleveland, OH
Mr. John Weidman, Deputy Executive Director, Food Trust, Philadelphia, PA
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