Jim Baird

The Forward Pricing Program. There is a call for that to be included in the next farm bill.

One program that has proven to be effective is the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

It is no accident that American agriculture set record exports in 2021 despite the supply chain logistics...

American agriculture is the most reliable in the world.

We must think about the best ways to guide recipients to independence through employment, education, and training.

we were intentional in selecting our witnesses for our stakeholder panel today from multiple regions across the country, because this will provide us with the diversity of views.

I always appreciate the witness being with us and having the opportunity to discuss the SNAP program.

I will not prioritize climate over every other natural resource concern, period.

I really appreciate having this hearing. I appreciate us getting started on the farm bill.

the loss of the smaller farms is having an impact across our rural communities. Human loss, as well as drastic economic loss.

Another important program authorized in the Horticulture Title is the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program.

I echo my colleagues in hoping this hearing reveals more immediate solutions to these problems.

We do not and must not make that same mistake that we made with water, no running water until a while, no plumbing.

I firmly believe the extraordinary achievements in biotechnology over the past several decades have given our farmers and ranchers innovative tools to produce higher yields with less inputs as well.

The next reauthorization of the farm bill presents an opportunity to review the program with the benefit of lessons learned during the temporary government shutdown of 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.

I really appreciate your perspective on that. And I do think it is important for helping our veterans that are interested in this kind of a program and maybe agriculture to move back into the civilian world.

I think it is a general consensus that anytime you cook at home and you make your meals from fresh foods, that you are going to have healthier food outcomes than you would eating from fast food or from restaurants and stuff.

I will say our Committee didn't miss the mark.

We really appreciate all the witnesses here, and the expertise that you share with us, because you are on the front lines and the cutting edge of the industry, and agriculture is so important to our country, as well as the district I am…

The only way we are going to get these young people back to the farm is if we got high-speed internet.

The organic dairy industry is an important economic engine in the Northeast and these farms serve as anchor businesses to many of our local rural economies.

We have to use every tool available. We do feel like we are falling behind.

Now, I want to commend the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association for their work.

What can we do to improve our models and our modes of delivery that really makes this program more efficient?

The farm bill is so important to the rural communities like my district in west central Indiana.