to provide proper oversight, the Committee needs regular updates on how and where the funds provided to USDA are being spent.

I view this reauthorization of the farm bill as an opportunity to renew our commitment to working lands conservation.

Producers in Arkansas provide winter habitat in rice fields for migrating waterfowl.

I view this reauthorization of the farm bill as an opportunity to renew our commitment to working lands conservation.

to provide proper oversight, the Committee needs regular updates on how and where the funds provided to USDA are being spent.

the Inflation Reduction Act prioritized climate and carbon sequestration in the conservation programs, I think neglecting maybe some important resource concerns regarding other things.

I think I can speak on behalf of myself and Senator Stabenow. I really appreciate you all in the sense that you are very close to the people that you serve.

there is nothing more pleasing to all of us to sit and see all of the hats out there, and this and that, that recognizes you as veterans.

I think I can speak on behalf of myself and Senator Stabenow. I really appreciate you all in the sense that you are very close to the people that you serve.

I view this reauthorization of the farm bill as an opportunity to renew our commitment to working lands conservation.

this limits the ability for many producers in Arkansas to implement conservation practices on their land related to nutrient and water management.

I want to raise a concern that I have with Executive Order 14072, which directs the Forest Service to define and protect old-growth forests.

I fear that the Administration has asked USDA to take on an impossible task that will only end up in litigation.

Markets for wood projects are critical. They are crucial to keeping our forests healthy and provide significant economic benefits to our rural communities.

to be honest I do not have any idea what those things are.

Washington prioritizing a limited set of practices or natural resource concerns would undermine the continued success of the USDA's voluntary conservation programs.

I want to work across the aisle with my colleagues, because I want to do what is best for our country, what is best, really, for the entire planet.

America needs permitting reform, whether it be for the burgeoning offshore wind industry, building transmission lines to upgrade our energy grid, solar fields on Federal lands, geothermal steam projects, mining proposals, or oil and gas…