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To: John Mansfield who wrote (3707)	2/6/1999 9:48:00 AM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

John-Some of the points of concern (power, finance, transportation, embedded systems) outlined in Bruce Webster's letter were brought up and mentioned only briefly in the testimony from Cargill and Suiza in regards to food processing. (The hearing only lasted about an hour and a half.) For the most part the situation for "farmers" in particular went largely unaddressed until Evans testified. Bruce is correct in that the statistic only 3% of farmers use computer controlled devices to feed, water and cool their animals therefore it is unlikely y2k should cause disruptions....is useless. I didn't hear it in context. I will have to go back and listen on the CSPAN web site to understand if that is really what Glickman meant to imply (if so, God help us--remember he hasn't thought much about these food to table computer connections until lately) or if it was taken out of context by the press. Since Glickman testified I have read four news stories covering the hearing. Not one of them mentions that Ken Evans from the Arizona Farm Bureau was even present at the hearing. This man presented very important testimony relating to y2k and farm equipment as well as farm dependencies on rural electric co-ops among other issues that should give cause for concern. He also noted that he was preparing his family and farm for disruptions with 72 hrs. of food, fuel and other supplies. "flatsville" Note: On my previous post in regards to Evan's testimony on chips I used "serial number." It should have read "model number."

To: John Mansfield who wrote (3707)	2/6/1999 2:49:00 PM
From: Ken Salaets	Respond to of 9818

I haven't read Glickman's testimony, and don't plan to, frankly, but everyone needs to keep in mind the nature of the reporting here. The bulk of reporters show up in the hearing rooms long enough for committee staff to set out the written statements. Staff try to reserve them for the media first. If you haven't ever witnessed this ritual, think of piranha swarming for a piece of meat! My point is, a good number of the reporters end up writing their stories based on the submitted statement, rather than the give-and-take that occurs after the reading of the prepared statement. This may explain a couple of things: 1) why Chairman Bennett's comments weren't reflected in the some (all?) of the media coverage; and 2) why the "story" was buried in this morning's Washington Post. Ken