Senate Ag Committee Sets Four Farm Bill Hearings

According to NGFA, the Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled four hearings on farm bill issues, including a review on Feb. 1 of the trade and horticulture titles.

Alexis Taylor, USDA’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, will testify at the hearing along with Jenny Lester Moffitt, the undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs, and Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.

Additional hearings include:

• Feb. 9: Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance and Credit

• Feb. 16: Nutrition Programs

• March 1: Conservation and Forestry Programs