January 2010
Subject: How to Improve SNAP Participation Rates in California and Among Difficult to Reach Groups (PDF, 90.8 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Witness: Lisa J. Pino, Deputy Administrator, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
Date: January 25, 2010
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February 2010
Subject: Progress Report on the Status of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding Administered by USDA's Natural Resources and Conservation Service (PDF, 147 KB)
Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Witness: Dave White, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Date: February 10, 2010
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March 2010
Subject: Continuing Problems in USDA's Enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (PDF, 122 KB)
Committee: House Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy
Witness: Jerold R. Mande, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA
Date: March 4, 2010
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Subject: Use of Information Technology to Promote a Safe, Sustainable, and Nutritious Food (PDF, 97.2 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Witness: Christopher L. Smith, Chief Information Officer, USDA
Date: March 10, 2010
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Subject: Information Technology Issues Facing the Farm Service Agency (PDF, 113 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Witness: Jonathan W. Coppess, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, USDA
Date: March 10, 2010
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April 2010
Subject: Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences (PDF, 61.9 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Witness: Shelly Ver Ploeg, Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA
Date: April 14, 2010
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Subject: Access to Healthful Foods in the Nutrition Assistance Programs (PDF, 131 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
Witness: Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, USDA
Date: April 14, 2010
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Subject: Implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill and Future Directions for Farm Policy (PDF, 327 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture
Witness: Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack, USDA
Date: April 21, 2010
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May 2010
Subject: Water Management Activities of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency (PDF, 192 KB)
Committee: House Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power
Witness: Allan Green, Colorado State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Date: May 17, 2010
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Subject: Progress Report on the Status of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding Administered by USDA's Natural Resources and Conservation Service (PDF, 58.2 KB)
Committee: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Witness: Dave White, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Date: May 26. 2010
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June 2010
Subject: Implementation of Title IX, the Energy Title of the 2008 Farm Bill (PDF, 334 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Witness: Cheryl Cook, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, USDA; Jonathan Coppess, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, USDA; Carmela Bailey, National Program Leader for Biobased Products and Bioenergy, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Date: June 9, 2010