CONTENTS

HEARING(S):

Working Land Conservation: Conservation Security Program and Environ-

mental Quality Incentives Program

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY SENATORS

Harkin, Hon. Tom, a U.S. Senator from Iowa, Chairman, Committee on

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Chambliss, Hon. Saxby, a U.S. Senator from Georgia

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Panel I

Lancaster, Arlen, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. De-

partment of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Shames, Lisa, Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S.
Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC

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Panel II

Cox, Craig, Executive Director, Soil and Water Conservation Service, Ankeny,

Iowa

Ham, Jim, President, Georgia Association of Conservation District Super-
visors, on behalf of Georgia Association of Conservation District Super-
visors, and the National Association of Conservation Districts, Smarr, Geor-
gia

Hovorka, Duane, Farm Bill Outreach Coordinator, National Wildlife Federa-

tion, on Behalf of the National Wildlife Federation, Sustainable Agriculture

Coalition, and Izaak Walton League of America, Elmwood, Nebraska

Merrigan, Kathleen A., Director and Assistant Professor, Agriculture, Food
and Environment Program, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts

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"Rewards and Challenges for New England Farmers", The Conservation Secu-

rity Program

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"Hidden Treasures", The Conservation Security Program and Wildlife

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QUESTION(S) AND ANSWER(S):

Lincoln, Hon. Blanche L.:

Written questions for Arlen Lancaster

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Lancaster, Arlen:

Written response to questions from Hon. Blanche L. Lincoln

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