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**House Agriculture Committee**

We are the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, and here you will find periodic updates from us, as well as recordings of all official business held by the Committee.

Latest Episodes:

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on SNAP Jun 08, 2022

Show notes

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 – 10:15 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing – 1300 Longworth and via Zoom

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations

RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on SNAP”
All additional information for this event can be found here.

Supporting Careers in Conservation: Workforce Training, Education, and Job Opportunities May 26, 2022

Show notes

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 – 1:00 PM ET

Virtual Hearing – via Zoom

Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry

RE: “Supporting Careers in Conservation: Workforce Training, Education, and Job Opportunities”

WITNESS LIST

Mr. Michael Crowder, President, National Association of Conservation Districts, Washington, DC

Mr. Shane O'Neill, Forest Industry Business Development Manager, School of Forest Resources: University of Maine, on behalf of The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Orono, ME

Mr. Keith Olander, Dean of Agriculture Studies, Central Lakes College, Staples, MN

Dr. Margaret Holzer, K-12 Committee, Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI

Ms. Marissa Jensen, Education & Outreach Program Manager, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever, Saint Paul, MN.

Ms. Tracy Schohr, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, and Partner, Schohr Ranch, Gridley, CA
All additional information for this event can be found here.

Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New Clearinghouse Models May 12, 2022

Show notes

Thursday, May 12, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New Clearinghouse Models”

WITNESS LIST

Mr. Terrence A. Duffy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CME Group, Chicago, IL
Mr. Sam Bankman-Fried, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, FTX US Derivatives, Chicago, IL
Mr. Walt Lukken, President and Chief Executive Officer, Futures Industry Association, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Christopher Edmonds, Chief Development Officer, Intercontinental Exchange, Atlanta, GA
Mr. Christopher Perkins, President, CoinFund Management LLC, New York, NY

All additional information for this event can be found here.

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program May 02, 2022

Show notes

Thursday, April 28, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program”

WITNESS LIST

Ms. Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Accompanied by Ms. Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA

All additional information on this event can be found here.

An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets Apr 28, 2022

Show notes

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets”
Witness List

PANEL I

Mr. Coy Young, Cow/Calf Producer, Blythedale, MO

Mr. Gilles Stockton, Cow/Calf Producer, on behalf of the Northern Plains Research Council and Western Organization of Research Councils, Grass Range, MT

Mr. Don Schiefelbein, Cattle Producer, President, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Kimball, MN

PANEL II

Mr. David MacLennan, Chief Executive Officer, Cargill, Inc., Wayzata, MN

Mr. Tim Schellpeper, Chief Executive Officer, JBS USA Holdings, Inc., Greeley, CO

Mr. Tim Klein, Chief Executive Officer, National Beef Packing Company, LLC, Kansas City, MO

Mr. Donnie King, Chief Executive Officer, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR

All additional information for this event can be found here.

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs Apr 07, 2022

Show notes

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs”

WITNESS LIST

PANEL 1

Mr. Daniel Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Ms. Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United

States Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.

PANEL 2

Ms. Krysta Harden, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Dairy Export Council,

Arlington, VA

Ms. Nicole Berg, President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Patterson, WA

Dr. Arif Husain, Chief Economist, United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy

Mr. Bill O'Keefe, Executive Vice President for Mission and Mobilization, Catholic Relief

Services, Baltimore, MD
All additional information on this event can be found here.

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy- Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America Apr 07, 2022

Show notes

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy - Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America”

WITNESS LIST

PANEL 1
The Honorable Xochitl Torres Small, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Accompanied by Dr. Karama Neal, Administrator, USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Washington, DC
Accompanied by Mr. Chris McLean, Acting Administrator, USDA Rural Utilities Service, Washington, DC
PANEL 2
Mr. Andy Olsen, Senior Policy Advocate, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Chicago, IL
Mr. Bill Cherrier, Executive Vice President and CEO, Central Iowa Power Cooperative, on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Des Moines, IA
Dr. Patrick Gruber, Chief Executive Officer, Gevo, Inc., Englewood, CO
Mr. Jay McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, Nacero, Houston, TX

All additional information for this event can be found here.

State of the CFTC Apr 01, 2022

Show notes

Thursday, March 31, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “State of the CFTC”

WITNESS LIST

The Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C.

All additional information on this event can be found here.

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Mar 29, 2022

Show notes

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research

RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Horticulture and Urban Agriculture”
Witness List
PANEL 1
The Honorable Jennifer Lester Moffitt, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.
PANEL 2
Ms. Laura Batcha, Chief Executive Officer, Organic Trade Association, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Brie Reiter Smith, Vice President of Product Leadership, Driscoll's, Inc., on behalf of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, Watsonville, CA
Mr. Marc Oshima, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, AeroFarms, Newark, NJ
Mr. Nate Olive, Owner, Ridge to Reef Farm, and President, Virgin Islands Farmers Alliance, Inc., St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Mr. Bruce Kettler, Director, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Indianapolis, Indiana

All additional information on this event can be found here.

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change Mar 16, 2022

Show notes

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 10:00 AM ET

Hybrid Hearing

Full Committee on Agriculture

RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change”

WITNESS LIST

The Honorable Charles F. Conner, President and CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, Washington, DC
Ms. Kristin Weeks Duncanson, Owner and Partner, Duncanson Growers, on behalf of the AGree Economic and Environmental Risk Coalition, Mapleton, MN
The Honorable Heidi Heitkamp, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Farm and Forest Carbon Solutions Task Force, Washington, DC
Ms. Shakera Raygoza, Owner and Operator, Terra Preta Farm, on behalf of the National Young Farmers Coalition, Edinburg, TX
Dr. Glenda Humiston, Vice President, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA
Dr. Joe Outlaw, Co- Director, Agriculture and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

All additional information on this event can be found here.