Witnesses to Testify on Importance of Farm Bill to Michigan Jobs and Economy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, will hold the first field hearing of the 117th Congress on the 2023 Farm Bill at Michigan State University this Friday, April 29th. Stabenow will be joined by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), the committee’s Ranking Member, to hear input from a diverse range of agricultural producers and stakeholders about our next Farm Bill. Senators Stabenow and Boozman will be available to speak to press following the hearing.
Passed roughly every five years, the Farm Bill supports our nation’s food and farm economy. The 2018 Farm Bill, which was co-authored by Stabenow and passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, will expire next September.
What: The hearing, titled Growing Jobs and Economic Opportunity: 2023 Farm Bill Perspectives from Michigan, will focus on agriculture, conservation, rural economic development, research, forestry, energy, and nutrition policies.
When: Friday, April 29th 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Who: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Dr. Kelly Millenbah, Interim Dean, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing , MI
Ms. Juliette King McAvoy, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, King Orchards, Central Lake, MI
Mr. Jake Isley, Owner, Stewardship Farms, Blissfield, MI
Mrs. Ashley Messing-Kennedy, Owner, Sheridan Dairy, Bad Axe, MI
Mr. Tom Vear, Owner and Operator, Donckers and the Delft Bistro, Marquette, MI
Dr. Phil Knight, Executive Director, Food Bank Council of Michigan, Lansing, MI
Ms. Rosie Florian, Food Hub Manager, ValleyHUB Food Hub, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
Mr. Stephen Ewald, Owner and Operator, Ewald Farms, Unionville, MI
Mr. Glen Chown, Executive Director, Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, Traverse City, MI
Mr. Brian Bates, Owner, Bear Creek Organic Farm, Petoskey, MI
Mrs. Karianne Martus, Manager, Flint Farmers’ Market, Flint, MI
Dr. Joseph Sullivan, Director of Pullet Operations, Production, Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, Inc., Saranac, MI
Mr. Alexander Ball, Owner, Old City Acres, Belleville, MI
Mrs. Allyson Maxwell, Co-Owner, Peter Maxwell Farms, Beaverton, MI
Mrs. Rachel Lyons, Tribal Manager, Tribal Administration, Bay Mills Indian Community, Brimley, MI
Ms. Marisa Jacobs, Sr. Associate Grower, Grand Rapids, Square Roots, Inc., Wyoming, MI
Ms. Lisa Woodke, Sustainability Director, Star of the West Milling Co., Frankenmuth, MI
Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, 642 Red Cedar Rd. East Lansing, Michigan
