Without access to credit, farmers cannot put a crop in the ground, and they cannot do the important work of feeding the world.
I firmly believe MPP is the right dairy program for the future.
I have heard from many dairy farmers that their financial challenges will only increase if the prices do not improve bef...
First is the critical importance of Congress acting immediately to pass legislation to ensure that a single Federal stan...
Clearly, adjustments to the feed cost calculation and the farmer paid premiums would improve MPP's effectiveness as a sa...
I commend you on pulling this hearing together because, hopefully, we are hearing what I call a Paul Revere moment.
This has been, perhaps, the most important hearing that we have had this year, because finally we are touching on what i...
Entering into farming is an uphill battle.
I am especially worried about beginning farmers who are the future of production agriculture in this country and in the ...
I believe it will be helpful if we could develop some financing help here that would take care of loan forgiveness for a...
How are we going to really address this issue of getting the financing?