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If we could get that right, we would have significant competition in the input market and we would have more fair pricing to our farmers.

The monopolization of the inputs in our food supply to our farmers is what is leading to the majority of the discussion right here.

Thank you to Representatives Cheri Bustos and Austin Scott for including corn growers in the previous Subcommittee roundtable discussion on farm safety net programs.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Thompson, for having this very important hearing today.

I hope we can have a conversation here today, going forward, about what improvements we can make to the safety net to provide farmers more certainty.

For them, farming isn't just an occupation. It is their heritage, their livelihood, and a way of life.

I think that over the next several weeks, we will probably see a tremendous number of human beings that will be starving because of the actions of one sick individual.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people who are doing a tremendous job of fighting the Russians.

The disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic opened many Americans' eyes to the importance of reliable food production.

Our farmers are the lifeblood of the rural economy, and having a reliable domestic source for food is a matter of national security.

Today's hearing is an important opportunity for us to reflect on commodity programs in the 2018 Farm Bill and gather input from key stakeholders on what is working and is not working for farmers across the country.

Georgia is number one in the country for peanut production and number two for cotton production.

I am pleased to have this distinguished panel of nine representatives from a variety of national commodity associations.

Jim Hagedorn fought a good fight. He finished his course, and Dear God, Jim Hagedorn kept the faith.

By increasing the transparency of programs that help historically underserved farmers and ranchers gain access to land and other government services, we can begin the important work of addressing the climate crisis.

Recent efforts to improve EQIP and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) will increase accessibility for young, marginalized farmers.

Farm bill conservation programs are critical elements in combating climate change as well as improving access to land for the next generation.

Climate change is an increasing and persistent threat to agriculture, disrupting food production across the country and the rest of the world.