TITLE: Rural Economic Development Issues for the New Federal Farm Bill

CIS-NO: 2003-S161-8  
SOURCE: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 107-850  
DATE: Aug. 2, 2001  
LENGTH: iv+135 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1032-C; 1032-D  
SUDOC: Y4.AG8/3:S.HRG.107-850  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-29451-1.  
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 107-171

SUMMARY:
Hearing to examine rural and agricultural economic conditions and Federal rural economic development programs, in light of upcoming farm bill reauthorization.
 
Supplementary material (p. 33-135) includes witnesses' written statements and written replies to Committee questions, submitted statements, and correspondence.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Agric and rural economic dev programs

DESCRIPTORS:  
    FEDERAL AID TO RURAL AREAS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; FARMS AND FARMERS; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES

03-S161-8 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Aug. 2, 2001 p. 7-32, 41-106, 122-135
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   KOLSRUD, DAVID (Manager, CORN-er Stone Farmers Cooperative; representing National Cooperative Business Association)
   PHILLIPS, RONALD L. (President, Coastal Enterprises, Inc)
   HASSEBROOK, CHUCK (representing Center for Rural Affairs)
   DEARLOVE, KAREN S. (President, Indiana Association of Regional Councils; also representing Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission and National Association of Development Organizations)
   WYNN, CURTIS (CEO, Roanoke Electric Cooperative; also representing National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
   MARKLEY, DEBORAH M. (Chair, Rural Equity Capital Initiative, Rural Policy Research Institute)
   LANE, STEVE (President, Iowa Independent Bankers Association; also representing Independent Community Bankers)
   CASSIDY, JACK E. (Senior Vice President, CoBank)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on agricultural economic conditions and rural development policies; assessment of agricultural economic conditions; strategies to protect farm income levels; rural development policy recommendations for 2002 farm bill.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Agric and rural economic dev programs
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION; COASTAL ENTERPRISES, INC.; CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS; INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS; INDIANA 15 REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS; ROANOKE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE; NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION; RURAL POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE; IOWA INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION; INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS; COBANK; FARM INCOME

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003