Monday House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte convened the first hearing to review the 2002 Farm Bill. This is the first in a series of hearings the Committee plans to conduct to hear from producers around the country.
The sixteen members of the Committee attending Monday's hearing heard from two panels of witnesses representing the diverse agricultural interests of North Carolina. The Committee travels to Auburn, Ala. today for the second farm bill hearing.
Monday's hearing took place in Livestock and Horticulture Subcommittee Chairman Robin Hayes's district. The hearing was open to the public and attracted about 135 attendees.
"I think it is significant that the first farm bill hearing is taking place here in North Carolina. Agriculture contributes $62.6 billion annually to the state's economy, and we are leading producers of turkeys, hogs, sweet potatoes, and trees. With agriculture being the number one industry in the state, you couldn't have picked a better place to hold the first hearing," says Hayes.
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