Jim Costa: “I find the discussion somewhat mind-numbing.”

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

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

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 that China is watching what we're doing in Ukraine just as Russia is trying to determine what is the resolve of the United States.