Michael Bennet

The future of rural America depends on whether the next generation decides to continue operating their family farms and ranches.

Pat O'Toole is not an animal killer or a planet killer.

I am glad to live in a country where people can speak freely.

We have to figure out a way when margins are as thin as they are, to give people a chance to make mistakes along the way, too, and to learn from those mistakes.

I am honored to be here with you today and look forward to getting a farm bill across the finish line.

I would advocate that the creation of a groundwater conservation easement program under ACEP, as envisioned by Senator Bennet...

Thank you very much, Mr. Sternberger. Thanks for being here.

Thank you all for being here today.

I think we need to be willing to support experiments that are going to fail.

We need a farm bill this year, not next year.

I do think has enormous potential but has fallen short of that potential in the rollout.

In my mind, this is a perfect example of what we are trying to get to in the conversations that we are having.

I do not dare gavel you down.

I think that program has got a lot of potential.

Pat O'Toole is not an animal killer or a planet killer.

Senator Bennet's Healthy Watersheds and Healthy Communities Act.

We deeply, deeply appreciate it. Thanks for being in Burlington today.

I think if we can move decision-making point down a level or two to the people that are interacting with us on daily basis, we would get a better result.

I think that will help a great deal. One concern I have is the bureaucracy, I think to a certain degree, does not want this to happen.

Could you talk a little bit about what the producers in the Valley are beginning to think about the use of groundwater conservation easements?

We need a program that works for all producers across the country, not just targeted regions.

Thank you. Thank you all for your excellent testimony. Appreciate your being here.

The future of rural America depends on whether the next generation decides to continue operating their family farms and ranches.

I do think that it is really important for us, when we think about the kind of easements that you are talking about...

I am glad to live in a country where people can speak freely.