I appreciate the question by Representative Fortenberry, the ranking member.
the safety of workers in meat-packing plants is certainly something I and many others have been concerned about during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, my State of Maine has been a little bit ahead of the curve when it comes to identifying and responding to the emerging threat...
The Dairy Indemnity Payment Program gives a little bit of short-term relief, but is not sufficient to address the full scope of the problem.
I do hope that USDA can work closely with the Department of Defense to push them to take responsibility for that and the cleanup.
I am sure it is something that he strongly supports.
I really appreciate the work that you are doing to help our next generation of farmers.
I have been a long-time supporter of research. I am a huge fan of cooperative extension.
Given that states are suffering such revenue shortfalls, it is a very contentious issue in Congress about whether we will give them more fun...
I've been pushing for NRCS to adopt composting as a conservation practice for several years now.
I certainly can supply more info about the situation in Maine, because we are clear about more industrial forest.