you are still suffering from the lack of appropriations.
Virginia has already received nearly $8 million in funding that goes directly to farmers across our Commonwealth.
I am proud that we were able to invest in conservation programs at USDA through the Inflation Reduction Act.
A farm bill is more than that. It is a rural development bill. It is a conservation bill. It is a nutrition bill. It is a research bill. It ...
Now, nearly a year later, we are still working towards our shared goal of passing a strong, effective, and bipartisan farm bill.
I come from Virginia where our number one private industry is agriculture.
The failure to have a farm bill creates uncertainty, and that uncertainty makes it very difficult for producers to make decisions about thei...
Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today. And I certainly welcome our distinguished Secretary Vilsack.
I was out visiting a farm in Caroline County, and a farmer said he has 1,000 acres of cereal rye.
I remain deeply concerned that this will further diminish the credit capacities and weaken the economic conditions of our American people.
I have such respect for you and your economic genius and prowess in the financial system.