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House Ag Committee starts 2012 Farm Bill hearings

The House Agriculture Committee will conduct a series of field hearings to gather opinions on the 2012 Farm Bill. The first will be Friday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines followed by hearings in Nampa, Idaho on Saturday, Monday in Fresno, California and Cheyenne, Wyoming on Tuesday.

Friday, April 30th – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Iowa State Fair Grounds, Penningroth Sale Center
Des Moines, Iowa

Saturday, May 1st – 1:00 p.m. MDT
Northwest Nazarene University, Old Science Lecture Hall
Nampa, ID

Monday, May 3rd- 9:00 a.m. PDT
Fresno City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA

Tuesday, May 4th- 8:00 a.m. MDT
Laramie County Community College
Center for Conferences and Institutes, Centennial Room 130
Cheyenne, WY

A second round will be held in mid-May in Georgia, Alabama, Texas and South Dakota:

Friday, May 14th – 1:30 p.m. EDT
National Archives Southeast Region
Morrow, GA

Saturday, May 15th – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Cattlemen’s Park
Pike County Cattlemen’s Association
Troy, AL

Monday, May 17th – 9:00 a.m. CDT
Texas Tech Museum
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Tuesday, May 18th – 8:00 a.m. CDT
2nd Floor Theater
Edith Mortenson Center
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD

Live video of the hearings will be available on the House Ag Committee website.

Comments on the farm bill may also be submitted to the website through June 14, 2010.