Hearing: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Horticulture and Urban Agriculture”

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research (Committee on Agriculture)

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 (10:00 AM)

1300 LHOB
Washington, D.C.
This will be a hybrid hearing conducted via the Zoom platform.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Jennifer Lester Moffitt
Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

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  • Moffitt Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Moffitt Biography [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM

Mr. Terry Cosby
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC

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  • Cosby Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Cosby Biography [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM

Panel two

Mrs. Laura Batcha
Chief Executive Officer, Organic Trade Association, Washington, DC

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  • Batcha Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Batcha Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Batcha Biography [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM

Ms. Brie Reiter Smith
Vice President of Produce Leadership, Driscoll's, Inc., Watsonville, CA, on behalf of Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance

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  • Smith Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Smith Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Smith Biography [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM

Mr. Marc Oshima
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, AeroFarms, Newark, NJ

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  • Oshima Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Oshima Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Oshima Biography [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM

Mr. Nate Olive
Owner, Ridge to Reed Farm, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

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  • Olive Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Olive Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Olive Biography [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM

Mr. Bruce Kettler
Director, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Indianapolis, Indiana, on behalf of National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

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  • Kettler Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Kettler Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM
  • Kettler Biography [PDF] Added 03/29/2022 at 08:58 AM

Hearing Record

  • Witness List [PDF] Added 03/28/2022 at 10:57 AM

First Published: March 22, 2022 at 10:31 AM
Last Updated: March 29, 2022 at 08:58 AM