It seems that every day the new Administration, the Obama EPA, is proposing a new regulation, facilitating new litigation, or pursuing the extreme agenda of environmental groups with a blatant disregard for the impact that it will have on…

By the EPA's own estimate, atrazine provides corn growers with billions of dollars of economic benefits each year.

As we approach this next farm bill, it is imperative that we hear directly from you, the growers, to fully understand from your firsthand experience what is working and what is not.

While I won't even attempt to itemize all of the assaults our farmers are confronting, there are a couple that I will mention to illustrate the point.

It is critically important to consider the regulatory pressures our farmers are facing from the Obama Administration.

Flexibility is precisely what makes it effective.

As we move forward with the next farm bill, I ask you to go back into your local communities and get very, very active with your local farmers.

I think you need to rise that, raise it up especially in this next farm bill and don't just look at Members of this Committee.

As we approach the next farm bill, it is imperative that we hear directly from you, the growers, to fully understand from your first-hand experience what is working and what isn't.

It is crucial that we all do our part by ensuring these programs are implemented in a timely and appropriate manner.

The intent of Congress was that this program should assist producers of all sizes, regardless of the way they market their products.