"Today's audit will help us evaluate our current policy so that we can determine what is working, what needs to be adjusted, and what can be eliminated."
"the conservation programs are the most popular. They do the most good. They are the legacy programs."
"I believe that we would be holding these audits regardless of the time period in which we will be writing the next farm bill."
"I can tell you in these temperatures every chore is that much harder."
"That is why I am so grateful to the men and women who choose farming as a career."
"Understanding the true cost and benefits of our Title I programs will help us develop a better farm bill moving forward."
"Each of those audits was important in their own right, but I believe today's audit of Title I programs and disaster assistance is particularly significant."
"That's why I'm so grateful to the men and women who choose farming as a career."
"When we lose that source of production, we don't usually get it back."
"I am one of those around this place who knows my way through the FSA office."
"As a farmer, as I said I have always considered myself an eternal optimist."
"Unfortunately, this is not always the case."