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April 24, 2006
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Hoeven Headed To D.C. This Week On Behalf Of Farmers And Ranchers
Governor To Testify for Improved Crop Insurance, Lobby for Disaster Aid
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven will travel to Washington, D.C. this week to testify for improved crop insurance in the upcoming renewal of the federal Farm Bill. Together with representatives of North Dakota farm organizations, he will also lobby Congress on behalf of farmers and ranchers for a disaster assistance package.
The Governor will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Tuesday, pressing for a risk management title in the upcoming renewal of the federal farm bill, as well as timely disaster assistance for North Dakota farmers and ranchers suffering crop losses or diminished quality due to weather. Later in the day, he’ll meet with Rep. Jerry Moran of Kansas, chairman of the subcommittee.
Also on Tuesday, he’ll meet with Agriculture Sec. Mike Johanns to push for a disaster aid package to assist farmers affected by flooding and drought in North Dakota.
“Farmers need to be able to insure for and manage the tremendous risk that they undertake every time they put a crop in the ground,” Hoeven said. “We are going to Washington to address not only the need for current disaster relief, but also the need for adequate crop insurance measures in the upcoming renewal of the farm bill.”
Joining Hoeven on the trip will be:
- Roger Johnson – North Dakota Ag Commissioner
- Mike Martin – N.D. Grain Growers Association
- Doyle Lentz - N.D. Grain Growers Association
- Dan Wogsland - N.D. Grain Growers Association
- Roland Tonneson - Farm Credit Services of North Dakota
- Tracy Boe - North Dakota State Representative
- Joyce Kingsbury - North Dakota State Representative
- Kevin Wazlaski - North Dakota Canola Growers
- Gavin Wazlaski - North Dakota Canola Growers
- Ed Loraas – US Durum Growers Association
- Lance Kjelshus - Producer
- Brian Bergstrom - North Dakota Dry Pea and Lentil
- Brian Kramer - North Dakota Farm Bureau
- Doug Goehring - North Dakota Farm Bureau
- Dan Vollmer - Producer
- Brad Thompson – Bank of North Dakota
- Nick Sinner – Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers
- Bob Larson – Independent Community Banks of North Dakota
- Steve Edwardson – North Dakota Barley Council
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