Mike Conaway: “The current economic climate places new and acute burdens on rural America.”

I want American farmers participating in this, and American people support these programs in large part because they think it is American-grown products that are being used over there.

Thank you for your leadership on behalf of America's farmers and ranchers, especially in such trying times.

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.

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