Cindy Axne: “You all hold tremendous power in the cattle industry, together accounting for over 80 percent of the market.”

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.

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.

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

So farmers were able to survive those challenges due to strong farm safety provided through crop insurance, Title I programs, and recent ad hoc programs.