My goal with these hearings is two-fold.
Conservation is an important element of farm policy.
we give the Americans the most abundant, safe and affordable food on this Earth.
Each of those audits was important in their own right, but I believe today's audit of Title I programs and disaster assistance is particular...
Understanding the true cost and benefits of our Title I programs will help us develop a better farm bill moving forward.
A big reason our producers succeed in an industry that relies on uncontrollable forces...
Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
As a farmer, as I said I have always considered myself an eternal optimist.
When we lose that source of production, we don't usually get it back.
That is why I am so grateful to the men and women who choose farming as a career.
I am one of those around this place who knows my way through the FSA office.