House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) has
announced the freshmen Democrats who were nominated to serve on the
House Agriculture Committee during the 110th Congress.

Chairman Peterson said the House Democratic Steering Committee,
which assigns all Democratic Members of Congress to committees,
nominated seven additional freshmen Democrats to serve on the House
Agriculture Committee. They are:

. Congresswoman Nancy Boyda of Kansas
. Congressman Joe Donnelly of Indiana
. Congressman Brad Ellsworth of Indiana
. Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
. Congressman Steve Kagen of Wisconsin
. Congressman Tim Mahoney of Florida
. Congressman Zack Space of Ohio

Congressman Tim Walz of Minnesota was presviously nominated to serve
on the Committee. The remaining assignments of returning Members of
Congress are expected to be released soon. (Generally, returning
Members of Congress can remain on the committees they have served on
in the past if they choose to do so.)

A major responsibility of the Agriculture Committee in the upcoming
Congress is reauthorization of federal Farm Bill, including the Farm
Bill conservation programs that provide millions of acres of
wildlife habitat across America. Those include the Conservation
Reserve Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, Wildlife Habitat
Incentives Program, Conservation Security Program and others.

As we hear of additional appointments to the committee, and to the
Agriculture subcommittees in the Senate and House, we will pass that
information on via this listserve.

Duane Hovorka
NWF Farm Bill Outreach Coordinator