American farmers, ranchers, and foresters are climate heroes. They really lead the way in the world on the issue of climate and sequestering over 6.1 gigatons of carbon annually.

To say I disagree with those calls is an understatement.

Without the safety net provided by Title I farm programs and crop insurance, many farms would simply not be able to survive.

I think deploying a workforce, this is really true in forestry as well, and we had a lot of discussions about workforce in forestry.

I would ask that that program be extended and that the caps on that program be raised as the costs of our inputs, and the cost of our land continue to increase as well.

Without crop insurance, lenders would not be able to provide the levels of credit to the farmers necessary to operate a farm in today's high-cost environment.

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

It is very unclear how much the funding will make it into the hands of producers, farmers.

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

We should be asking ourselves what can we do to make climate policy farmer friendly?

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

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