"But I will tell you that I have been going through this for the last 2 and a half years with the Hot Springs community and with you, and the entire time the Pine Ridge reservation and the Oglala Tribe have told us that they believe they have 3,500 veterans."
"So that gave them a little hope that they would be able to stay on their ranches and maybe someday see cattle back in their pastures."
"I appreciate that. Also, I have heard some instances where extreme heat losses are not covered."
"I do have some concerns about the Livestock Forage Program, because I understand that there is some backlog that is going on."
"That was real help that was desperately needed, especially since we have been hit with the drought of 2012 as well."
"I want to really tell you how much I appreciate the fact that when we had signup for the Livestock Indemnity Program on April 15, my producers came back telling me that within 6 to 7 days, they had ch..."
"Rep. Noem specifically inquired whether a producer found to be out of compliance in 2015 would then be ineligible for crop insurance premium support during the 2016 reinsurance year."
"That is a heavy penalty for producers, considering the amount of subsidy on crop insurance policies to not be reinstated until 2017."
"if this rule provides that kind of certainty for the agriculture industry, I am baffled because none of the agriculture industry wants this."
"I firmly believe that this activity should be rethought by your agency, your department and get into consultation with the agriculture industry."
"In South Dakota we have had ongoing problems with NRCS with inconsistent policy from county to county, a backlog of problems, some producers waiting months, if not years, for determinations, so it has..."