Helping Washington’s Wheat Farmers
Senator Murray invited Washington state wheat growers to meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in her Washington, D.C. office on October 25, 2005 to help the USDA understand how its decisions are hurting Washington state’s ag. producers.
In the foreground, Bert Farrish (USDA’s Deputy Administrator for Commodity Operations) listens to Senator Murray. Pictured from left to right are Nat Webb (wheat producer, Walla Walla County), Harold Cochran (Wheat Producer, Walla Walla County) and Jeff Emtman (President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers).
Attendees from Washington state included: Mr. Webb, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Emtman, Alex McGregor (President, The McGregor Company), Hal Johnson (Member, Washington Wheat Commission), and Tom Mick, (CEO, Washington Wheat Commission).
Attendees from USDA included Mr. Farrish, Kirk Miller (General Sales Manager, Foreign Agricultural Service) and James Gleuck (Deputy White House Affairs, USDA).
Senator Murray arranged the meeting as a follow up to an agriculture roundtable the Senator held in Spangle, Washington on October 3, 2005.
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