I think it is pretty symbolic and significant that you are here in lieu of the Chairman today.

Senator Leahy has been a dedicated advocate of organic agriculture, was a major champion of OFPA's passage.

I am not sure we have ever seen anything like this in American agriculture before.

I am very pleased that the Senate has passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. I am supportive of the final product before us to reauthorize these important child nutrition programs. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition…

I rise to pay tribute to a colleague whose devotion to this body, and to this Nation, was personal, heartfelt and legendary. I am talking about none other than the senior senator from West Virginia, Senator Robert Byrd. Senator Byrd's time…

I think this may be the most important oversight hearing that we hold as we move into the writing of the next farm bill.

U.S. agriculture exports remain one of the few bright spots on the domestic economy, with a positive balance of trade.

When you have a deal and the deal is done and you are supposed to stick by it, and here we are not being able to trust the Russians to keep their word on the import of chickens into Russia.

I support the plan and goal of doubling U.S. exports of goods and services over five years.

I commend her for her hard work and dedication and her leadership on this issue of child nutrition. We have worked extremely hard over the last couple of years on this issue, and when she assumed the chairmanship of the committee, she…

I rise, like my leader from Kentucky, to celebrate the life of Paul Douglas Coverdell. I thank the leader for his kind comments about a very personal friend to both Senator Isakson and me as well as to the leader. Paul Coverdell served in…

We need to make sure that we get the broadband provided to truly rural areas, but when it has a negative impact on the private sector and their capital investment, then it becomes a major problem.