Subcommittee Review of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, Ag Conservation Practices and Implications

Today the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry held a Public Hearing to review the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, agricultural conservation practices, and their implications on national watersheds.

To access the witness testimony click here.

Witnesses included: Mr. Dave White, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Doug Domenech, Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; Mr. Carl Shaffer, President, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Mifflin Township, Pennsylvania; Ms. Lynne Hoot, Executive Director, Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts, Maryland Grain Producers Association, Edgewater, Maryland; Mr. Tom Hebert, Senior Advisor, Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Hobey Bauhan, President, Virginia Poultry Federation, Harrisonburg, Virginia.