So, first off, I just want to start with, what are some of your top priorities that you think absolutely need to be included in the farm appropriations bill this year? Well, the first thing we need to do is We need to get reference prices up for a lot of commodities on the commodity loan rates. We've seen inflation hit households across America. We've seen the same thing with farms. Energy costs are up, fertilizer costs are up. Everything is more expensive, including the people they hire. (00:36–00:42)
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