We have the best stewards of the environment in Iowa because we got a lot of farmers.

I have to tell you, it is incredibly frustrating for me and my constituents who feel like they are being put under the thumb of a landlord who is taking advantage of Federal backing and not putting forth the protections that my…

So, having these kinds of predatory rent increases benefiting from Federal backing just seems so wrong.

I have talked to businesses that want to expand, but they can't do so because there are not enough houses there.

Without some action, researchers expect crop yields to decline by the end of the century due to climate change.

So farmers are definitely on the frontline of climate change.

At the very first hearing we held within the Committee in this Congress, we discussed the increased unpredictability and devastating effects that climate change poses.

While Congress cannot protect cattle producers and their businesses from being shunned by packers for testifying, Members of this Committee certainly shouldn't facilitate or allow packers to intimidate witnesses prior to a hearing.

Rural America is one huge slum, and this is a result of the lack of antitrust enforcement.

We've expressed the need to address the following primary challenges: lack of price discovery and transparency, meatpacking industry consolidation leading to fewer competitors, captive supply, and price manipulation.

Today, consumers are literally paying more for their beef, producers are receiving less for their cattle, and yet your four companies' net incomes have reached record highs.

You all hold tremendous power in the cattle industry, together accounting for over 80 percent of the market.

Since 1980, roughly 17,000 cattle producers have gone out of business every year.

We support allowing interstate sales of state-inspected meat and providing appropriate regulatory flexibility that reflects the operating conditions in small and very small facilities.

This market trend will provide more opportunities for farmers who are on the cutting edge of sustainability.

Congress needs to be investing in more resources towards conservation programs for research and technical assistance.

Our family farmers are also a key part of the solution, and they have been champions of conservation and stewards of their land for generations.

As this Committee continues its work on reviewing the 2018 Farm Bill in preparation for next year, it is clear to me that we need strong investment in conservation and renewable energy in order to meet the ever-increasing challenge of…

I am concerned, however, with how food-insecure families will manage as these pandemic-related emergency allotments for SNAP expire.

unless Congress continues to support and improve critical programs like SNAP, we are unlikely to make any meaningful progress towards food security.

the updated Thrifty Food Plan, while modest, is estimated to lift about 2.4 million Americans, including more than a million children, out of poverty this year.

We recognize that there could be improvements made to the funding allocation to ensure that there is an equitable distribution of funds based on current poverty rates across states.

I know I am in a rural community when I am talking to a group of people who care deeply about their home but none of them are grant writers.

I am looking very much forward to working on the 2023 Farm Bill, and on behalf of Iowa farmers and producers in particular, but also so that we can support strong nutrition policy that reduces food insecurity and improves access to…