A little bit of poison is still poison, and so, making sure that we are looking at the impact, is the value of the conservation programs to mitigate the impact of said CO2 and our focus on sequestering it.

I heard directly from cattlemen and small processors about their most pressing needs.

I am so thrilled that we are having this hearing on livestock and conservation today.

I am proud to cosponsor the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act (H.R.

I am running out of time, but I will be following up with questions for the record for Dr. Stackhouse-Lawson related to the REAP Program.

And Congress must rise to meet these demands.

But, it is like the line from The Right Stuff, 'No bucks, no Buck Rogers,' and what goes into the program goes out in terms of education and outreach and also funding.

The USDA's Economic Research Service put out a report in March predicting an up to five percent increase in food prices this year.

there is this substantial unmet need for connecting farmers with the technical assistance that the USDA and FSA programs provide

This hearing of the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry entitled, A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Forestry, will come to order.

fertilizer prices are 40 percent higher than they were before the invasion, clearly making a strong and obvious connection.

American farmers and producers have a long history of being among the best stewards of our land.

I sent a letter to the House and Senate leadership urging immediate action to prevent the hunger cliff that looms ahead.

You are going to have a lot more growth in rural areas when you have that kind of infrastructure available and being encouraged by Congress.

farmers are climate champions, and so, I am a little bit surprised to hear so many comments about unnamed groups that are challenging farmers

The Growing Climate Solutions Act... would serve as a foundation for setting standards and certification criteria.

the benefits for new farmers to get to that next step, whether it is buying the tractor, buying the land, that capital is so important

This hearing presents an opportunity for us to discuss what is working and what can work better as we look ahead to the 2023 Farm Bill.

SNAP and Congressional actions to enhance SNAP both prevented hunger and strengthened local economies in the communities we represent across this country.

We need a whole-of-government approach to hunger. We need a whole-of-government approach to nutrition.

So, could you give an update on this program, how it pertains to the funds that have been directed for meat and poultry processing, and how many awards have gone out so far?

We thank the Honorable David Scott, Glenn `GT' Thompson, Abigail Spanberger, and Doug LaMalfa for holding this hearing to discuss impacts of and opportunities for improving farm bill conservation programs.

We appreciate Members of this Committee engaging with each other on this momentous piece of legislation.

none of those Federal dollars that we continue to fight for gets down into our communities.

And, here we are coming out of this pandemic, there is worldwide inflation, food costs are going up, gas prices are going up...