MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Strong Announces Hearing to Examine Agroterrorism Threats to US Food Supply: “The Lights are Blinking Red”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, announced a hearing for Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to examine the threats adversaries could pose to U.S. agriculture and America's food supply.

" Our adversaries, like the Chinese Communist Party, are well aware-an attack on America's agriculture could severely disrupt our nation's food supply chain, endanger public health, and cripple our economy," Chairman Strong said. "Earlier this year, Chinese nationals attempted to smuggle potential agroterrorism materials into the U.S. to conduct research at the University of Michigan. Equally alarming are reports of a steady increase in foreign ownership of U.S. farmland near sensitive military sites. The lights are blinking red-that's why I'm holding a hearing to dive deeper into the severity of this threat and discuss decisive action Congress can take to defend America's food supply before it's too late. "

DETAILS:

What: A Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology hearing entitled "Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism: Perspectives on Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense."

When: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET

Where: 310 Cannon House Office Building

WITNESSES:

Daniel K. Wims, Ph.D.
President, Alabama A&M University

Cris Young, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, COL USA (Ret.)
Professor of Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University

Marty Vanier, DVM
Director, National Agricultural Biosecurity Center; Associate Director, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kanas State University

Asha M. George, DrPH
Executive Director, Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

Witnesses and testimony will be added here. The hearing will be livestreamed on YouTube and will be opened to the public and the press. Press must be congressionally credentialed and should RSVP in advance.

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