Okay, so, given the, I guess I'd say volatile nature of this program, I guess you can say that, are you concerned that food prices or participation will increase over the next several months?

We are going to fully support it in 2014, just like we do today.

And I guess my next two questions are, why is it not already final, because you've been working on this for a long time, and it seems like the evidence is steering you in that direction? So why is it not already final? And then, when do…

Okay. And I've noticed also that the budget includes an increase of $50 million for the WIC contingency reserve. Do you anticipate using any of that reserve in this fiscal year?

I was pleased to see the funding increase request for NIFA.

At a time when China and Brazil are ramping up their investment in agricultural research, we cannot afford to let ours be gutted, or worse still, be ignored.

And what impact has sequestration had on WIC, if any?

Yes, I think the way it's worked up to this point is pretty much that person has to come out on the farm...

We may have some follow-up on that in a few minutes, but, first, I wanted to ask Dr. Hagen about the FSIS.

Scientific endeavors are not the kind of activity that we can put a bookmark in and come back when funding is flush.

Right. That's great news.