Let me talk about cotton. Earlier this year I joined 99 members and colleagues requesting that you make cottonseed an eligible commodity under the new Price Loss Coverage and the Agriculture Risk Coverage Programs that were created under the 2014 farm bill.
Bishop discusses the request to include cottonseed in farm bill programs.
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