Cheri Bustos: “Obviously, whether we are Democrats or Republicans, we can all agree that national security is critical to all of us.”

What specific policies would you recommend to combat the historic and current discrimination too often faced by Black and Brown farmers in your respective industries?

I hear through pretty much every ag meeting I have how important the Federal crop insurance program is to help farmers manage their risk.

Since the 2018 Farm Bill was written, farmers have experienced the economic impacts of a trade war with China.

Congress has also provided significant disaster funding to provide additional support for producers hit by extreme weather, funding for which was requested by the Biden Administration last September.