Jul 28, 2011

Local farmer slated to testify before Senate Ag Committee

Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, has announced that Dennis Engelhard, a farmer from Unionville, will testify before the Senate Agriculture Committee today at a hearing examining the role specialty crops and organics play in American agriculture — with a focus on his suggestions for policies to help specialty crop farmers grow in the next Farm Bill. Huron Daily Tribune

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