"Thank you for having conducted this hearing to receive input on how the conservation title of the Agricultural Act of 2014 has operated."
"As of November 2016, there have been little over 340,000 acres enrolled in pollinator habitat since the program was established in 2012."
"It's promising to see you undeterred from farming after the way the market's been."
"While the leadership demonstrated by USDA in creating and delivering a pollinator habitat incentive is to be applauded, many of the pollinator benefits and national goals are well short of achievement..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"The next question would be then, the language that we produce in the next farm bill should say some kind of stipulation based on when you first applied, and then it should cycle through based on that,..."
"Farm Credit supports Rep. Mike Bost's BALE Act, H.R. 831, which among other things, would increase the FSA guaranteed loan limit to $2.5 million."
"This is why the ABA has endorsed Representative Bost's BALE Act which provides a pathway for increasing the limit on FSA loans."
"the 2014 Farm Bill was very successful from a lender's perspective."
"the most important change that should be made to the next farm bill is an increase to the current loan limit of $1.399 million on FSA Guaranteed Loans."
"ABA has endorsed H.R. 831, the Beginning Agriculturist Lifetime Employment Act of 2017 (BALE Act), introduced by Representative Mike Bost."
"it is vital that the necessary funds are appropriated for the programs because there has been a shortage of funds for the past 3 years."