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Farmers express their views at farm bill hearing

The ten Kansas farmers who testified at Thursday’s Senate Ag Committee farm bill hearing in Manhattan, Kansas were in unanimous agreement on the need for a continued strong crop insurance program. And they had several other suggestions as well for committee chair Pat Roberts and ranking member Debbie Stabenow.

Here is the list of farmers who testified:

  • Mr. David Clawson, the Clawson Ranch Partnership, Plains, Kan., representing Kansas Livestock Association
  • Mrs. Lynda Foster, Foster Dairy, Fort Scott, Kan., representing Dairy Farmers of America
  • Mrs. Amy France, France Family Farms, Marienthal, Kan., representing Kansas Farm Bureau
  • Mr. Lucas Heinen, Heinen Family Farms, Everest, Kan., representing Kansas Soybean Association
  • Mr. Tom Lahey, Tom Lahey Farms, Moscow, Kan., representing Kansas Cotton Association
  • Mr. Kent Moore, Moore Farms, Iuka, Kan., representing Kansas Corn Growers Association
  • Mr. Cameron Peirce, Peirce Farms, Hutchinson, Kan., representing Kansas Sunflower Commission
  • Mr. Michael Springer, Springer Family Foods, LLC, Independence, Kan., representing Kansas Pork Association
  • Mr. Kent Winter, Kent Winter Farm, Mt. Hope, Kan., representing Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers
  • Mr. Kenneth Wood, Riverside Stock Farm, Inc., Manhattan, Kan., representing Kansas Association of Wheat Growers

AUDIO: Excerpts from farmer testimony

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