Thank you for shining a light on this really important subject. I'm glad we're having this hearing. We need to get to the bottom of one of the biggest challenges farmers are facing these days, and that's the cost of inputs and particularly fertilizer. It's my pleasure, Mr. Chairman, to introduce to the committee Trent Kubik. And he is a not only the current president of the South Dakota Corn Growers, but also a farmer and a rancher. (00:04–00:14)
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