House Ag Committee Holds Hearing on Title 1 Programs

Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Commodity Group Perspectives on Title 1.”  The witnesses were President of the American Soybean Association Brad Doyle, Director of Economics at the American Sugar Alliance Robert Johansson, Vice President of the National Association of Wheat Growers Nicole Berg, Jaclyn Ford of the National Cotton Council, Verity Ulibarri of the National Sorghum Producers, Clark Coleman of the National Sunflower Association, Jennifer James of USA Rice, President of the National Corn Growers Association Chris Edgington, and Meredith McNair Rogers of the U.S. Peanut Federation. 

Key takeaways and a summary here.

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