Mike Conaway: “Ensuring that the credit programs match the current and future needs of farmers and ranchers is particularly important.”

The contract Borden was awarded through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program enabled us to preserve employment and benefits for our people.

Given the effectiveness of the Food for Peace Program, I believe, and the support from stakeholders, it is clear and important that we maintain that bipartisan effort.

The Farmers to Families Food Box Program (FFFBP) was the victim of a rushed process that included no engagement with current distributors and nonprofits and resulted in cherry-picked contractors who were not qualified.

We need to make sure that people that are unemployed, people that are having a tough time, have enough food to take care of their kids.