You mentioned crop insurance being one solution to this, but what can the farm bill do to strengthen supply chains and maybe deal with some of that market consolidation that can, in rare circumstances, pose a threat to food supply? Well, The farm bill really shouldn't try and steer industry structure. If there's consolidation in any industry, including automobiles or tennis shoes or anything you want to look at, there's always consolidation forces. (07:44–07:50)
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