CONTENTS 



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Lewis, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, 

 opening statement 4 



Witnesses 



Badger, Eugene C, former State executive director, Florida Agricultural Sta- 

 bilization and Conservation Service 26 



Prepared statement 83 



Biro, Richard, owner, Florida Exotic Fish Sales, on behalf of the aquaculture 

 producers, south Dade County, and member, board of directors, Florida 



Tropical Fish Farmers Association 1 29 



Prepared statement 85 



Cooper, Dan, State horticulturist, Iowa Department of Agriculture 35 



Prepared statement 99 



Gallant, Richard, chairman, Dade County chapter, disaster assistance com- 

 mittee, Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association, Inc 20 



Prepared statement 61 



Garrison, Steve, producer, almond tree nursery, ASCS county committee, 



Homestead, FL 31 



Kirby, Tom, director, executive and government affairs, Dade County Farm 



Bureau 23 



Mink, Hon. Patsy T., a Representative in Congress from the State of Hawaii .. 1 



Prepared statement 41 



Olsyack, W. Reed, chairman, Dade County, Florida Agricultural Stabilization 



and Conservation Service Committee 22 



Prepared statement 68 



Peckosh, Shirley, member, board of directors, Iowa Nursery and Landscape 



Association, on behalf of the Iowa State Horticulture Society 33 



Prepared statement 89 



Strong, Michael, chairman, disaster relief committee, Kauai County Farm 



Bureau 3 



Prepared statement 45 



Weber, Bruce R., Acting Associate Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization 



and Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture 8 



Prepared statement 51 



Response to written questions 18 



Wells, Earl, executive vice president, Florida Nurserymen and Growers Asso- 

 ciation, Inc 19 



Prepared statement 58 



Submitted Material 



American Association of Nurserymen, statement 104 



Fender, Douglas H., executive director, American Sod Producers Association, 



statement 112 



Newpher, Richard W., executive director, Washington office, American Farm 



Bureau Federation, statement 116 



Roming, Ben, producer, Muleshoe, TX, statement 119 



Vice, Bob, president, California Farm Bureau Federation, statement 123 



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