We need to continue to support our farmers and rural communities and provide them with the tools and technology that is commonly afforded to non-rural areas.

I would like to thank Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Conaway for this opportunity.

Preservation prevents these farms from being lost forever--replaced by new development--and ensures that they can continue to contribute to the rural economy as they have for generations.

Our farmers don't want last-minute bailout checks from the government.

I'm pleased to see that the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act addresses several of the challenges identified by both farm and labor interests, and I look forward to voting in favor of this legislation later today.

We need bold action to confront climate change for a whole host of reasons.

If we are going to be realistic, we have a choice here.

Today, New Jersey's second Congressional district, my home, is responsible for forty-eight percent of the state's total agricultural sales.

I believe it is necessary to provide the appropriate levels of funding and resources to ensure the needs of organic producers are being met for the future.

I know none of you probably think of New Jersey as an agricultural hub, but here are a number of metrics...

Attempts at working with the staff--evidently, from people that I talk to--have been stalled.