A lot of times the disaster assistance programs are really tailored for row crops, and they're not easily accessible for specialty crops. There was some money set aside, but frankly, it's not enough. So I would simply ask you to commit to work to ensure that our specialty crop producers have this backstop that is needed to overcome conditions not of their making, not of their fault, but which have a truly detrimental effect. (07:52–07:59)
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