02/01/2022
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"I believe that farming is a public service, as we are contributing to the public good by providing healthy, fresh, high-quality food and stewarding natural resources."
"It is vital that Congress empowers young, beginning, and underserved producers to become farmers that can contribute to our nation's food supply and economy."
"Many farmers and ranchers will borrow more in each growing season than the average American will borrow in their lifetime."
"I think it is really vital that as that process moves forward, that we all look at ways, and we can find ways, to make our environment better."