WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced witnesses for the Committee’s upcoming hearing on agriculture security.
Title: Safeguarding American Agriculture in a Globalized World
Who:
The Honorable Joseph Lieberman, Co-Chair, Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, Washington, D.C.
Gen. Richard Myers, President, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.
Dr. Raymond Hammerschmidt, Professor, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Dr. R.D. Meckes, State Veterinarian, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, N.C.
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: 328A Russell Senate Office Building
***Please note: Press bringing audio/video equipment should check in with the Senate Radio-Television Gallery at radiotv.senate.gov or 202-224-6421. The hearing will be webcast live on ag.senate.gov.
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Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035
Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437
Source: U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry
