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Monday, September 08, 2008

Review of Agricultural Biotechnology Hearing

House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Agriculture Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review Biotechnology
Lucas Says Future of Biotechnology is Promising (June 23, 2004)
Read the Agriculture Committee press release
Read the complete hearing transcript (205 KB PDF)

Opening Statements
  • The Honorable Frank D. Lucas, Chairman, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Research and Rural Development
  • The Honorable Tim Holden
Read the opening remarks (32 KB PDF)
Panel One
  • W. Pete Siggelko, vice president, plant genetics and biotechnology, Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN
  • Thomas B. Klevorn, head, corn and soybean business units, Plant Science, Golden Valley, MN, on behalf of Syngenta
  • Michael D. Dykes, vice president, Federal Government Affairs, Monsanto, Washington, DC
Read this panel's testimony (77 KB PDF)
Panel Two
  • David Winkles, president, South Carolina Farm Bureau, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation
  • Frank Yodder, chairman, National Corn Growers Association, Plains City, OH
  • Joseph H. Bouton, director, Forage Improvement Division, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
  • Mel Billingsley, CEO, Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Read this panel's testimony (55 KB PDF)
Written Statements: (all statements in PDF)

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