Event

Senate Ag Appropriations Committee Field Hearing

WHEATLAND, N.D. – On Thursday, August 15, Senator John Hoeven will host a field hearing of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee at Grand Farm’s Innovation Campus. Hoeven, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is holding the hearing to discuss the future of agriculture technology and research, including North Dakota’s role in advancing the next generation of precision agriculture technology. The hearing will consist of three panels of witnesses and will conclude with a media availability. The details are as follows:

Field Hearing: Perspectives on the Future of Agriculture Research and Technology

            When:             Thursday, August 15
                                    10:00 a.m. CT – Hearing Commences
                                    12:30 p.m. CT (est.) – Media Availability in Boardroom

            Where:            Grand Farm Innovation Campus
                                    3729 153rd Ave SE
                                    Wheatland

Panel 1 – Senate Agriculture Committee Members
Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.)

Panel 2 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small

Panel 3 – Ag Research, Producers & Industry
Greg Tehven, Co-Founder and Board Chair, Grand Farm
Dr. Greg Lardy, Joe and Norma Peltier Vice President for Agriculture, NDSU
Harrison Pittman, Director, National Agricultural Law Center
Josh Gackle, President, American Soybean Association
Harold Wolle, President, National Corn Growers Association
Jay Debertin, President and Chief Executive Officer, CHS

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