I would encourage you to do that. I think that producers should take advantage of every possibility to not just hedge their commodity, but also to make certain that they have proper insurance.

I was very pleased to hear in your opening remarks that you were steadfastly against providing the Federal Reserve with the authority to be the systemic risk regulator.

one of the reasons that they have a lack of confidence, not just in the economy but in their government, is our inability to catch all the crooks that caused this economic mess.

We have talked about having a hearing on the issues that are facing the forestry for sometime.

we applaud the leadership shown by the Agriculture Committee, in particular by you, Congressman Kagen

We applaud the leadership shown by the Agriculture Committee, in particular you, Congressman Kagen.

Thank you, Congressman Kagen, for acknowledging the importance of the forest products industry to society.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll start off by just making a comment or two about how important the forestry industry is not just to Wisconsin but to our entire country.

Isn't it--doesn't it just make common sense that we have to have a rebirth and a regrowth and a replanting of our forests?

In one of his poems there was this line that said, 'I'm the grass, let me work.'

Isn't it a fact that younger trees, rapidly growing trees, take in more carbon dioxide than older trees?