We need to uphold support for the DMC Program and allow flexibility for farmers to select an update to the production years.

As a Congress, we must take serious action to protect our farms and crops against invasive species and preserve our lands for the next generation.

There is no question that the greatest economic and national security threat we face is our long-term debt and deficit.

This bipartisan bill creates a Good Steward Cover Crop Program to subsidize farmers who use cover crops.

I support Congress funding WIC to meet the needs of vulnerable families struggling to keep up with inflation.

A sovereign debt crisis will occur when the capital markets--when investors no longer are willing to hold the U.S. dollar because they believe the government has the inability to pay or doesn't have the will to put ourselves on the right…

This bipartisan bill would create a separate classification for industrial hemp and establish a framework that punishes bad actors.

the budget process is completely broken.

To do this, it is essential that we deliver increased funding for the Food for Peace program.

This bipartisan bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study on the benefits of providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers.

I urge my colleagues to continue to support this initiative that will modernize our bureaucracy to support these vulnerable groups.

This bipartisan bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish an Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Program.

However, significant headwinds exist. These range from the stark politics of the 118th Congress to the cost and funding constraints across the 12 titles of the farm bill.

I think particularly, Mr. Smetters, what you have described, what could occur here, what will occur here, according to your testimony, over the next 20 years if we don't change course, is really--it is a five-alarm fire. It is cataclysmic.

I believe this bill is bigger than just Sequoias, rather it provides a framework for forest management bills to come.

I urge the Agriculture Committee to include the Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act in the upcoming farm bill.

It is of great importance that the next farm bill ensures the nearly $20 billion provided in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for USDA conservation programs is used for its intended purpose.

This Committee has a magnificent mandate to deliver a farm bill that protects and enhances the resources needed for producers to mitigate risks.