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mandated reports tend to be at the initiative of a specific industry and rarely are that useful. While it 

 is easy to include a requirement for a report in Farm Bill legislation, it nonetheless imposes a 

 workload and resource demand which should be recognized. 



Conclusion 



Thank you Chairman Penny for allowing me to share my views with the Subcommittee on Foreign 

 Agriculture and Hunger as policy debate begins over the next Farm Bill. 



