In recent decades the U.S. beef industry has reduced net emissions by more than 40 percent.

The American farmer, the American rancher, they are producing more with less.

American agriculture, from the very beginnings, has always been science, technology, and innovation.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning to our witnesses...

The farm safety net is critically important.

If we truly are going to make progress on the tens of millions of acres that are overgrown and in need of immediate treatment, we need every tool available.

Since becoming a Republican leader of the House Agriculture Committee, I have embarked on what I am calling a perpetual barnstorming tour that has taken me to more than 40 states to hear directly from the producers.

U.S. agriculture accounts for less than ten percent of greenhouse gas emissions according the Environmental Protection Agency.

I want to make sure they are pathways to opportunity, meeting the immediate nutritional needs of these families who find themselves usually temporarily in financial distress.

Representative Hinson has the PRECISE Act (H.R. 2518, Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act).

Farmers have been asking for a national hearing on milk pricing, but the Secretary of Agriculture was quoted in a Brownfield interview earlier this month saying dairy stakeholders will have to all agree on one dairy pricing plan before…

I have heard firsthand from numerous farmers how crop insurance saved them from bankruptcy following a disaster.

The key selling point for me on crop insurance is the framework of the public-private partnership between the government and approved financial providers, agents, and farmers.

Reducing these costs will help all farmers, ranchers, and eventually consumers, but those who would see the biggest positive impact would be our young and beginning farmers and producers.

I am particularly grateful to you, Ranking Member Thompson, for your advocacy.

I have been a longtime supporter of our farm bill conservation programs.

I find it hard to believe the Equity Commission came up or is even talking about that as a proposal.

His presence certainly is going to be missed in these halls and on this Committee.

I have been a very strong supporter of REAP, and have multiple pieces of legislation kind of focused on this program.

One of the things I would like to follow up with you, one, this entire issue is I would love to have the data from the root cause analysis the USDA must have done in order to come to the conclusion for the actions that they have taken.

This is the work this Committee should be doing as we prepare for the next farm bill.

How can FNS support states to permanently provide remote (telephone and online) options for the application and interview during Disaster SNAP to ensure equitable access to food assistance when communities need it most?

First, I want to remind the Committee we are again battling record levels of inflation.

To say I disagree with those calls is an understatement.

The work of Rural Development is vital to ensure that our rural communities have the resources they need to become resilient.