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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

The current safety net is frayed and is in dire need of meaningful reinforcement.

Seventy billion dollars is a huge amount of money, and we can be proud that we are doing that.

The reality suggests the existing safety nets need to be enhanced.

Seventy billion dollars is a huge amount of money, and we can be proud that we are doing that.