We want to see some action, and I think this is a tool that should be utilized.

If we do not mend the divide between rural and urban areas, and foster a more widespread understanding of the food and fiber industries, and the impact that they have on everyday life, it is likely we may face the same challenges enacting…

I prefer that the farmer have the choice to pick his market. I wouldn't mandate.

Consumers can already find products free of GMO ingredients with labels voluntarily placed by the manufacturers.

Everyone would win if we could lower the temperature on biotechnology.

I appreciate your testimony about respecting all viewpoints and lowering the temperature in this very heated debate.

If we can set up a voluntary labeling program, we define it and make it standard around the United States, that gets everybody paddling the canoe in the same direction.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to my colleagues for beginning to review and address this very important issue.

I oppose the President's call for a $16 billion cut to crop insurance.

I wanted to thank you for putting out the guidance memo for the exemption that our schools can apply for.

We want some real world production agriculture experience.

I do believe that many in the livestock industry are going to be taking advantage of the low prices, and also the oversupply of some of our corn this year.