Thursday, April 25, 2013
Curtiss Hall, Room 127, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Washington, DC 20002
Hearing Co-chairs Commissioners Daniel M. Slane and Michael R. Wessel
8:15 am – 8:30 am Welcome from Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, Endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
8:30 am – 8:45 am Co-chairs' remarks: Commissioner Daniel M. Slane and Michael R. Wessel
8:45 am – 10:15 am Panel I: The Status and Future of China’s Agriculture Development
- Bill Northey, Agriculture Secretary of Iowa, Des Moines, IA (Testimony)
- Fred Gale, Senior Economist, USDA Economic Research Service, Washington, DC (Testimony)
- Dermot Hayes, Co-Director of Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University (Testimony)
10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Panel II: Food Safety: Trade Barriers and Public Health Issues
- Kevin Brosch, Senior Consultant, DTB Associates LLP, Washington, DC (Testimony)
- Bill Westman, Vice President, International Trade, American Meat Institute, Washington, DC (Testimony)
- Patty Lovera, Assistant Director, Food & Water Watch, Washington, DC (Testimony)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Panel III: Bilateral Trade and Investment: Opportunities and Constraints
- Veronica Nigh, Economist, Public Policy Dept - Budget and Economic Analysis of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, DC (Testimony)
- Colin Carter, Professor; Director, Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, UC Davis, Davis, CA (Testimony)
- David Miller, Director of Research, Iowa Farm Bureau & Corn/soy grower, Des Moines, IA (Testimony)
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm Panel IV: Intellectual Property and Value-Added Production
- Mark Lange, CEO, National Cotton Council of America, Cordova, TN (Testimony)
- Barbara P. Glenn, Senior Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs at CropLife America, Washington, DC (Testimony)
- Julius Schaaf, Vice-Chairman of the U.S. Grains Council, Randolph, IA (Testimony)
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Public Hearing Portion
- Participants must register to speak upon arriving at the hearing location. Remarks will be limited to three minutes each.
4:45 pm Adjourn