Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill will participate in an April 6 U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on USDA rural development programs and their economic impact across the country.

The hearing, held by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, will take place at 9 a.m. CT at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. 

Additional witnesses at the hearing will include Lisa Mensah (Under Secretary, Rural Development, USDA), Monte Shaw (Executive Director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) and Cris Sommerville (President of Dakota Turbines in North Dakota).

A live video of the hearing with be available here.