Jim Costa: “We wish that for the rest of the country obviously.”

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.

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.

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