Jim Costa: “There are provisions in this act that are critical all over this country, but particularly for the Northwest.”

I think we all pray that we can come together on a farm bill before the end of the year.

Right now, though, the CAP program is overextended and underfunded.

The challenges of coming together with local, state, and Federal policy to ensure that agriculture remains what it is, which is a national security issue.

The goals of the program are to restore and maintain endangered fish populations on the San Joaquin River and to reduce the adverse water supply impact on the Friant Division contractors.