Boozman Welcomes Poinsett County Farmer at Senate Ag Committee Hearing
Arkansas Producer Advocates for Conservation Programs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Arkansas farmer Brad Doyle to share his perspective on the current state of the agricultural economy and the importance of conservation programs to the industry before members of the committee.
Doyle is a third-generation farmer who grows soybeans, rice and wheat in Poinsett County. He operates Eagle Seed Company along with his wife Joyce and son Cody. He is an ag advocate and member of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors. In addition to serving in a number of industry leadership positions, Doyle has been recognized for his conservation practices.
During the committee hearing, he explained the integral role of conservation programs for farmers and ranchers who aim to be good stewards of the land and how these programs are crucial to the farm bill.
“Together, these programs provide farmers and ranchers with voluntary, market-based incentives to adopt conservation practices and install resource-conserving practices on environmentally sensitive farmland and help keep highly productive land in production using good stewardship practices that can preserve soil, water and wildlife habitat. The programs are popular, as demand regularly outpaces the amount of funding available through the 2018 farm bill,” Doyle wrote in written testimony to the committee.
Chairman Boozman supports commonsense improvements to farm bill conservation programs and champions streamlining the voluntary, incentive-based initiatives. He has called for unspent Inflation Reduction Act funds to be reinvested into existing conservation programs.
“Through reauthorization of the farm bill, Congress can play a role in supporting this commitment by improving the conservation programs implemented by USDA and investing in these initiatives. The conservation needs of agriculture are diverse and unique to each producer and operation, and we must ensure that the farm bill supports the wide range of needs,” Boozman said in his opening statement.
Arkansas farmer Brad Doyle and Chairman John Boozman