AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD 

AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2010 

HEARINGS 

BEFORE A 

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS 

FIRST SESSION 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 

DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut, Chairwoman 

SAM FARR, California 

ALLEN BOYD, Florida 

SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia 

LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee 

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio 

MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York 

JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois 

JACK KINGSTON, Georgia 

TOM LATHAM, Iowa 

JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri 

RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana 

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking 

Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. 

MARTHA FOLEY, LESLIE BARRACK, JASON WELLER, and MATT SMITH, 

Staff Assistants 

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TESTIMONY OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND 

ORGANIZATIONS 

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AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD 

AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2010 

HEARINGS 

BEFORE A 

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS 

FIRST SESSION 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 

DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut, Chairwoman 

SAM FARR, California 

ALLEN BOYD, Florida 

SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia 

LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee 

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio 

MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York 

JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois 

JACK KINGSTON, Georgia 

TOM LATHAM, Iowa 

JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri 

RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana 

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking 

Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. 

MARTHA FOLEY, LESLIE BARRACK, JASON WELLER, and MATT SMITH, 

Staff Assistants 

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DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin, Chairman 

JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania 

NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington 

ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia 

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio 

PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana 

NITA M. LOWEY, New York 

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO, New York 

ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut 

JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia 

JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts 

ED PASTOR, Arizona 

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina 

CHET EDWARDS, Texas 

PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island 

MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York 

LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California 

SAM FARR, California 

JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois 

CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan 

ALLEN BOYD, Florida 

CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania 

STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey 

SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia 

MARION BERRY, Arkansas 

BARBARA LEE, California 

ADAM SCHIFF, California 

MICHAEL HONDA, California 

BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota 

STEVE ISRAEL, New York 

TIM RYAN, Ohio 

C.A. ‘‘DUTCH’’ RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland 

BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky 

DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida 

CIRO RODRIGUEZ, Texas 

LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee 

JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado 

JERRY LEWIS, California 

C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida 

HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky 

FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia 

JACK KINGSTON, Georgia 

RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 

Jersey 

TODD TIAHRT, Kansas 

ZACH WAMP, Tennessee 

TOM LATHAM, Iowa 

ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama 

JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri 

KAY GRANGER, Texas 

MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho 

JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas 

MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois 

ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida 

DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana 

JOHN R. CARTER, Texas 

RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana 

KEN CALVERT, California 

JO BONNER, Alabama 

STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio 

TOM COLE, Oklahoma 

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Adams, L. D ............................................................................................................. 188 

Alexander, Jay ......................................................................................................... 25 

Allee, Brian .............................................................................................................. 227 

Barnett, J. A ............................................................................................................. 138 

Becker, Jeanne ......................................................................................................... 70 

Belle, S. M ................................................................................................................ 250

Bendick, R. L ............................................................................................................ 153 

Blankman, James .................................................................................................... 217 

Brody, Mimi ............................................................................................................. 32 

Bye, Dr. Raymond, Jr .............................................................................................. 18 

Calala, Robert .......................................................................................................... 209 

Collins, C. M ............................................................................................................ 240 

Dagen, Justin ........................................................................................................... 28 

Daigle, Doug ............................................................................................................. 176 

Davies, R. K ............................................................................................................. 153 

DeBerry, Drue .......................................................................................................... 153 

Douce, Dr. G. K ........................................................................................................ 153 

Dowd, Wayne ........................................................................................................... 60 

Drefke, Terri ............................................................................................................ 13 

Etka, Steven ............................................................................................................. 88 

Farrell, Jay ............................................................................................................... 153

Fery, Dr. Richard ..................................................................................................... 8 

Franklin, T. M .......................................................................................................... 68 

Gallegly, Hon. Elton ................................................................................................ 1 

Gardner, B. E ........................................................................................................... 38 

Gaudette, Gary ......................................................................................................... 153 

Girard, M. A ............................................................................................................. 153 

Glasener, Karl .......................................................................................................... 94 

Greenberger, Phyllis ................................................................................................ 70 

Haff, Kenneth ........................................................................................................... 180 

Harrison, Curtis ....................................................................................................... 212 

Hartman, Dan .......................................................................................................... 153 

Hetrick, Jeff ............................................................................................................. 232 

Hill, J. C ................................................................................................................... 28 

Hill, J. O ................................................................................................................... 173 

Hille, Amy ................................................................................................................ 20 

Iwan, G. R ................................................................................................................ 22 

Johnson, Andrea ...................................................................................................... 75 

Jones, R. L (Shorty) ................................................................................................. 243 

Keeling, John ........................................................................................................... 28 

Kovarovics, Scott ...................................................................................................... 65 

Leous, Suzanne ........................................................................................................ 55 

Levin, Hon. S. M ...................................................................................................... 2 


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Lipson, Mark ............................................................................................................ 123 

Loza, Moises ............................................................................................................. 165 

Marchase, R. B ......................................................................................................... 144 

McCarthy, J. J ......................................................................................................... 153 

McFeeters, Dr. Roger ............................................................................................... 8 

McGahee, Selvin ...................................................................................................... 163 

Murphy, C. B., Jr ..................................................................................................... 153 

Pasekoff, Dorene ...................................................................................................... 87 

Patrick, M. S ............................................................................................................ 119 

Persad, A. B ............................................................................................................. 153 

Peyronin, Steven ...................................................................................................... 178 

Pfeiffer, E. A ............................................................................................................. 161

Pursel, V. G .............................................................................................................. 82 

Rapoza, R. A ............................................................................................................. 170 

Regelbrugge, Craig .................................................................................................. 153 

Renfu, Dr. Lu ........................................................................................................... 8 

Rhodes, K. A ............................................................................................................. 254 

Roe, C. G ................................................................................................................... 153 

Saunders, T. D ......................................................................................................... 153 

Schmale, Lin ............................................................................................................ 153 

Sewak, Kristin ......................................................................................................... 153 

Shea, Kelly ............................................................................................................... 136 

Simon, Dr. Philipp ................................................................................................... 8 

Sivyer, D. B .............................................................................................................. 153 

Smith, T. J ................................................................................................................ 236

Struffenegger, Peter ................................................................................................ 223 

Thompson, B. M ....................................................................................................... 80 

Thornsberry, R.M ..................................................................................................... 147 

Timmons, Dr. Michael ............................................................................................. 220 

Trandahl, Jeff ........................................................................................................... 157 

Van Arsdall, R. T ..................................................................................................... 48 

VanDersarl, Elizabeth ............................................................................................. 153 

Walker, A. E ............................................................................................................. 153 

Walker, Mitt ............................................................................................................. 247 

Weidenbach, Ronald ................................................................................................ 202 

West, W. M ............................................................................................................... 215 

William, Daniel ........................................................................................................ 4 

Wilson, Thomas ........................................................................................................ 194 

Windle, P. N ............................................................................................................. 153 

Xie, Richard .............................................................................................................. 206 

Yaninek, Steve ......................................................................................................... 153 

Zorn, J. E .................................................................................................................. 50


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Part 2—Testimony of Interested Individuals and Organizations 

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1994 Institutions ...................................................................................................... 105 

Ad Hoc Coalition in Support of Sustained Funding for Food Aid ....................... 38 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) .................................................. 89, 99, 102, 123 

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) ......... 48, 91, 94, 101, 114, 117, 119, 

144, 174 

Alabama Catfish Producers .................................................................................... 242 

Alaska Shellfish Institute ....................................................................................... 227 

Alliance for Community Trees ................................................................................ 153 

American Beekeeping Federation ....................................................................... 188, 196 

American Cargo Transport Corp............................................................................. 38, 44 

American Dietetic Association ................................................................................ 48 

American Farm Bureau Federation.................................................................... 109, 129 

American Forest and Paper Association ................................................................

American Forest Foundation .................................................................................. 153 

American Honey Producers Association, Inc ......................................................... 180 

American Indian Higher Education Consortium .................................................. 104 

American Malting Barley Association .................................................................... 48 

American Maritime Congress.................................................................................. 38, 44 

American Maritime Officers.................................................................................... 38, 44 

American Maritime Officers’ Service...................................................................... 38, 44 

American Nursery and Landscape Association ................................................. 129, 153 

American Peanut Council........................................................................................ 38, 44 

American Public Power Association ....................................................................... 20 

American Society for Microbiology ......................................................................... 114 

American Society for Microbiology ......................................................................... 55 

American Society for Nutrition............................................................................. 48, 173 

American Society of Agronomy ............................................................................... 94 

American Soybean Association ......................................................................... 38, 44, 49 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.......................... 30, 34, 68, 112, 153, 204 

Animal Fighting Enforcement ................................................................................ 35 

Animal Welfare Act Enforcement ........................................................................... 34 

Animal Welfare Information Center ...................................................................... 36 

Animal Welfare ........................................................................................................ 32 

Antimicrobial Resistance ......................................................................................... 115 

AquaCenter .............................................................................................................. 238 

Aquatic Plant Management Society ....................................................................... 49 

ARS.......................................................... 7, 30, 82, 92, 94, 114, 123, 173, 176, 178, 183 

Asian Longhorned Beetle ........................................................................................ 154 

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges ......................................... 49 

BeeCeuticals Organics ............................................................................................. 188 

Beeologics, Inc .......................................................................................................... 188 

Bhusal Argo Farm, Chitwan, Nepal ....................................................................... 188 


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Biofuels ..................................................................................................................... 117 

Biotechnology Industry Association ....................................................................... 49 

Blue Iris Fish Farm, LLC ....................................................................................... 210 

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) ........................................................... 151 

Bovine Tuberculosis ................................................................................................. 151 

Brian Allee, Portland, OR ....................................................................................... 222 

Broadband Grants and Loans ................................................................................. 20 

C.C. Lynch & Associates, Inc .................................................................................. 178 

Calala’s Water Haven, Inc ...................................................................................... 204 

California Almond Board ........................................................................................ 129 

California Avocado Commission ............................................................................. 129 

California Citrus Quality Council .......................................................................... 129 

California Dried Plum Board .................................................................................. 129 

California Fig Advisory Board ................................................................................ 129 

California Grape & Tree Fruit League .................................................................. 129 

California Processed Onion and Garlic Research Committee .............................. 129 

California Special Crops Council ............................................................................ 129 

California Strawberry Commission ........................................................................ 129 

California Tree Fruit Agreement ............................................................................ 129 

Carmean Pest Management .................................................................................... 189 

Catfish Farmers of Arkansas .................................................................................. 235 

Cherry Marketing Institute, Inc ............................................................................. 129 

City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation Bureau of Forestry ....... 153 

City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works, Forestry Division ................... 153 

Civilian Conservation Corps. .................................................................................. 45 

Climate Change.................................................................................................... 115, 146 

Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana .................................................................. 178 

Colony Collapse Disorder...................................................... 87, 146, 181, 188, 194, 195 

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum ...................................................... 138 

Combination Products Coalition ............................................................................. 80 

Commodity Supplemental Food Program ................................................................ 2, 13 

Congressman Elton Gallegly ................................................................................... 1 

Congressman Sander M. Levin ............................................................................... 2 

Conservation Operations ....................................................................................... 60, 157 

Conservation Stewardship Program ....................................................................... 66 

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service 

(CSREES)....................................................... 18, 29, 35, 68, 90, 94, 99, 104, 116, 123 

Cranberry Institute ................................................................................................. 129 

Crop Science Society of America ............................................................................ 94 

Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc ...................................................................................... 178 

Davey Institute ........................................................................................................ 153 

Defenders of Wildlife ............................................................................................... 189 

Del Monte Foods ...................................................................................................... 129 

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center .................................................................. 49 

East Coast Shellfish Growers Association ............................................................. 249 

Emerald Ashborer .................................................................................................... 155 

Emergency Management Systems/Disaster Planning for Animals ..................... 36 

Entomological Foundation ...................................................................................... 189 

Environmental Investigation Agency ..................................................................... 75 

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) ............................................. 139 

ERS................................................................................................. 99, 102, 121, 123, 170 

Farm Service Agency ............................................................................................. 99, 102 

FDA, Information Technology ................................................................................. 71 

FDA, Office of Women’s Health .............................................................................. 70, 72 

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ................................ 144 


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Florida Citrus Mutual ............................................................................................. 129 

Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association ............................................................... 129 

Florida Home Partnership ...................................................................................... 161 

Florida Non-Profit Housing, Inc ............................................................................. 163 

Florida State University ......................................................................................... 18 

Florida Tomato Exchange ....................................................................................... 129 

Food Aid ................................................................................................................... 41 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ..................................................... 55, 70, 80, 111 

Food and Nutrition Service ..................................................................................... 93 

Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) .......................................... 111 

Food for Peace .......................................................................................................... 42 

Food Products Association ...................................................................................... 129 

Food Safety..................................................................................... 55, 111, 115, 145, 147 

Foreign Agriculture Service .................................................................................. 30, 112 

Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides ............................................... 189 

Friends of Agricultural Research—Beltsville, Inc ................................................. 82 

FSIS .......................................................................................................................... 1 

G.E. Consulting LLC ............................................................................................... 189 

Global Food and Nutrition, Inc ............................................................................... 38, 44 

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission .............................................. 50 

Gulf Restoration Network ....................................................................................... 178 

H5N1 Virus .............................................................................................................. 55 

Ha ̈agen-Dazs......................................................................................................... 189, 196 

Habitat Gardening ................................................................................................... 189 

Hallmark Westland ................................................................................................. 1 

Harrison Fish Farm, Inc ......................................................................................... 207 

Hawaii Fish Company ............................................................................................. 197 

Hawaiian Sealife, Inc .............................................................................................. 201 

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) ......................................... 148 

Holder Timmons Engineering, LLC ....................................................................... 215 

Honey Bee and Pollinator Research............................................. 87, 182, 188, 194, 195 

Horse Protection Act Enforcement ......................................................................... 34 

Horse Slaughter ....................................................................................................... 33 

Housing Assistance Council .................................................................................... 165 

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act ........................................................................ 1, 32 

Humane Society of the United States .................................................................... 32 

Idaho Potato Commission ....................................................................................... 129 

Illegal Logging ......................................................................................................... 76 

Institute of Food Technologists ............................................................................... 49 

International Maple Syrup Institute ...................................................................... 153 

International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots ....................................... 38, 44 

Investigative and Enforcement Services, APHIS .................................................. 35 

Izaak Walton League of America ........................................................................... 65 

Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center ................................................................... 189 

Joliet Urban Garden Alliance ................................................................................. 189 

Lacey Act .................................................................................................................. 75 

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation .................................................................. 178 

Liberty Maritime Corporation................................................................................. 38, 44 

Louisiana Hypoxia Working Group ........................................................................ 176 

Louisiana Wildlife Federation ................................................................................ 178 

Lower Mississippi River Sub-Basin Committee on Hypoxia ................................ 178 

Maersk Line, Ltd...................................................................................................... 38, 44 

Maine Aquaculture Association .............................................................................. 245 

Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association .............................................................. 38, 44 

Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development............................. 39, 44 


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Market Access Program......................................................................................... 30, 112 

McGovern-Dole ......................................................................................................... 30 

McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Program .................................................. 68 

Michigan State Horticultural Society .................................................................... 129 

Michigan Vegetable Council, Inc ............................................................................ 129 

Minor Crop Farmer Alliance ................................................................................... 128 

National Corn Growers Association........................................................................ 39, 44 

National Agricultural Statistics Service................................ 31, 99, 102, 113, 123, 128 

National Association of State Foresters ................................................................. 153 

National Association of Wheat Growers .......................................................... 39, 44, 49 

National Barley Growers Association .................................................................... 49 

National Barley Improvement Committee ............................................................. 49 

National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research ............................... 48, 49, 119 

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives...................................................... 39, 44, 129 

National CSFP Association ..................................................................................... 13 

National Drinking Water Clearinghouse ............................................................... 22 

National Environmental Services Center .............................................................. 22 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ................................................................. 157 

National Oat Improvement Committee ................................................................. 49 

National Oilseed Processors Association................................................................ 39, 44 

National Onion Association .................................................................................... 129 

National Organic Coalition ..................................................................................... 88 

National Organic Program ............................................................................ 88, 124, 136 

National Potato Council ............................................................................ 28, 39, 44, 129 

National Rural Housing Coalition ...................................................................... 161, 170 

National Sunflower Association .............................................................................. 49 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition .......................................................... 99 

National Wheat Improvement Committee ............................................................. 49 

Native American Endowment Fund ....................................................................... 107 

Natural Biodiversity ................................................................................................ 153 

Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)........ 50, 60, 69, 92, 94, 132, 140, 157 

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ............................ 153 

North American Maple Syrup Council, Inc ........................................................... 153 

North American Millers’ Association ..................................................................... 49 

North Central Washington Fieldman’s Association .............................................. 129 

North Central Weed Science Society ...................................................................... 49 

Northeastern Weed Science Society ....................................................................... 49 

Northwest Horticultural Council ............................................................................ 129 

Omeg Orchards, Inc ................................................................................................. 189 

Organic Farming Research Foundation ................................................................. 123 

Organic Transitions Research ................................................................................ 101 

Phytophthora Ramorum .......................................................................................... 154 

Pickle Packers International, Inc ........................................................................... 7 

Pierce County Beekeepers Association .................................................................. 189 

Pohnpei State Government ..................................................................................... 4 

Pollinator Partnership ......................................................................................... 189, 196 

Produce Marketing Association .............................................................................. 129 

Purdue University ................................................................................................... 153 

Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention ................................................................... 133 

R–CALF United Stockgrowers of America ............................................................ 147 

Red River Valley Association .................................................................................. 60 

Regional Aquaculture Center Program, CSREES ... 197, 201, 207, 210, 212, 215, 218, 

222, 227, 231, 235, 238, 242, 245, 249 

Regional Aquaculture Center Program .................................................................. 4 

Resource Conservation and Development .............................................................. 63 


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Rural Business Cooperative Service............................................................. 92, 100, 102 

Rural Development .............................................................................................. 161, 165 

Rural Housing Service ......................................................................................... 163, 171 

Rural Utility Service ............................................................................................... 20 

Safe Drinking Water Act ......................................................................................... 22 

Saint John’s United Church of Christ, Phoenixville, PA .................................... 87, 189 

Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, CA............................................. 131, 133 

Seafarers International Union ................................................................................ 39, 44 

Sealift, Inc................................................................................................................. 39, 44 

Sierra club ................................................................................................................ 189

Sirex Woodwasp ....................................................................................................... 155 

Smithaquatic Consulting ......................................................................................... 231 

Society for Women’s Health Research .................................................................... 70 

Society of American Florists................................................................................ 129, 153 

Society of Municipal Arborists ................................................................................ 153 

Soil Science Society of America .............................................................................. 94 

Southern Weed Science Society .............................................................................. 49 

Special Potato Grant Program ................................................................................ 29 

State University of New York ................................................................................. 153 

Sterling Caviar, LLC ............................................................................................... 218 

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program......................... 66, 92, 101 

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education ................................................ 205 

The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics ............................... 49 

The Nature Conservancy ........................................................................................ 153 

The Peanut Foundation ........................................................................................... 49 

The Pennsylvania Game Commission .................................................................... 153 

The Wildlife Society ................................................................................................. 68 

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation ................................................ 189 

Thomas Wilson, Baltimore City, MD ..................................................................... 194 

Tosi Maritime Consultants, LLC ............................................................................ 39, 44 

Traceability .............................................................................................................. 147 

Transportation Institute.......................................................................................... 39, 44 

Tribal Colleges and Universities ............................................................................ 104 

U.S. Apple Association ............................................................................................ 130 

U.S. Canola Association .......................................................................................... 49 

U.S. Dry Bean Council L ............................................................................................ 39, 44 

U.S. Dry Pea & Lentil Council ................................................................. 39, 44, 49, 130 

U.S. Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee ................................................... 130 

U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc L ..................................................................................... 39, 44 

Union of Concerned Scientists ................................................................................ 153 

United Fresh Produce Association ......................................................................... 129 

United Maritime Group, LLC ................................................................................. 39, 44 

University of Georgia .............................................................................................. 153 

University of Illinois ................................................................................................ 49 

USA Rice Federation ............................................................................................... 39, 44 

Veterinary Student Loan Forgiveness ................................................................... 35 

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia ............................................................................... 212 

Washington Association of Wine and Grape Growers .......................................... 130 

Washington State Potato Commission ................................................................... 130 

Water and Wastewater Grants and Loans ............................................................ 22 

Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations ........................................................ 61 

Watershed Rehabilitation ....................................................................................... 62 

Watershed Survey and Planning ............................................................................ 62 

We Can Take It ........................................................................................................ 45 

Weed Science Society of America ........................................................................... 49 


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Western Growers Association ................................................................................. 130 

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy ...................................................................... 153 

Western Pistachio Association ................................................................................ 130 

Western Society of Weed Science ........................................................................... 49 

White Wave Foods ................................................................................................... 136 

Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine ................................................................... 130 

Wildlife Services ...................................................................................................... 68 

Winston & Strawn, LLP .......................................................................................... 38 

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program .................................................... 93 

Women’s Health Research Coalition ...................................................................... 70 

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