"I continue to be concerned about Buy American requirements in school meals. American dollars should support American-produced food products."
"My bill, H.R. 648, the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 would expand and extend the MAP and FMD programs to ensure that American farmers and ranchers have the support they need to grow their b..."
"To address this issue, I, along with others on this Committee and with overwhelming support from organic growers, introduced H.R. 5973, the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standar..."
"My friend, and the distinguished Representative from South Dakota, Dusty Johnson, introduced H.R. 4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, to reaffirm Federal pesticide labeling uniformity."
"I urge you to take the opportunity with the upcoming farm bill to address this issue and support greater nutrition assistance and security for Puerto Rico."
"I am a big supporter of GusNIP, which is within the jurisdiction of this Committee, and it is an incredibly successful program."
"We need to have a greater focus on nutrition, quite frankly, not only in the agriculture bill, but in a lot of the bills that deal with healthcare in general."
"Cover crops in a word help farmers to mitigate risk."
"The best quantification I have seen says that a one percent increase in cover crops leads to $40 million in savings."
"Cover crops are a way to protect farmers from that risk."
"A recent poll found that more than 2/3 of crop farmers support making the USDA Cover Crop Program a permanent option."
"The Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act will make the P.L. 83-566 program work for the West."