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clean water clean air healthy soils and abundant wildlife habitat Through reauthorization of the farm bill Congress can play a role in supporting this commitment by improving the conservation programs implemented...the farm bill supports the wide range of needs Farm Bill conservation programs are successful because they are locally led voluntary...

and their many supporters are a critical part of the broad bipartisan coalition needed for the Farm Bill She also noted her appreciation to the U S Department of Agriculture USDA for reopening enrollment...Majority Leader John Thune R SD and noted the recent reintroduction of their bipartisan conservation bill The Agriculture Innovation Act which...

threaten the Farm Bill coalition that has delivered bipartisan support for farmers families and rural communities for decades and will make it harder for Congress to pass a bipartisan Farm Bill Here s what...what Republicans are proposing Republicans are asking states to cover the difference As a part of the bill House Republicans put forth a cost...

Fix Our Forests Act which we will be considering here today is the first major standalone forestry bill Congress has debated in more than two decades and I look forward to hearing your testimony We also...bipartisan work of Senators Hickenlooper Padilla Curtis and Sheehy to introduce a Senate version of the bill Earlier this year wildfires raged...

that farmers continue to face which have been consistently communicated to this committee in the farm bill hearings we have held so far this Congress show why it is so important that Secretary Rollins have...everywhere are losing money on every acre they cultivate all the while in desperate need of an updated farm bill safety net and risk...

funding to provide a bridge to help ensure hardworking American farm families can continue operations this season while we craft an updated Farm Bill The current safety net fails to serve as an effective risk...support the needs of our farmers Producers can apply for the program beginning Wednesday March 19 USDA s Farm Service Agency will begin...

Boozman R AR delivered the following opening statement at the third committee hearing examining the farm economy titled Perspectives from the Field Risk Management Credit and Rural Business Views on the...of producers to not only survive but thrive we need to pass a strong five year Farm Bill this year that strengthens the farm safety net and...

extended lending cycle Financial institutions work diligently and creatively to keep farmers on the farm this growing season but a shadow of uncertainty remains across the entire system Planting decisions...conditions facing family farms and uniquely understands the consequences because it s hit close to home I m also the son of Buddy Noble and...

hearing to order I would like to thank our witnesses for taking time away from your families and your farms to share your expertise with our committee today Before we get started I want to take a moment to...and rural communities currently face as we work to pass a five year farm bill In our first hearing we heard from some of our major farm groups...

consumers have the certainty that they need in a difficult economy This means passing a bipartisan Farm Bill that is reflective of the needs of the people of this Nation It also means tackling today s challenges...the people of this country According to the most recent census of agriculture there are over 5 000 farms in Senator Smith and my state...