Testifying Before the Senate

Today I had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. I testified on the health and environment effects confined animal feeding operations may or may not have to human health and the environment. I spoke on behalf of family farmers and ranchers all across the nation. My testimony emphasized to this committee that farmers and ranchers all across this country work diligently to protect our environment, our land and care for our animals. I told the committee how farmers and ranchers go above and beyond federal and state regulations to protect our environment. I also reinforced the many positive things U.S. agriculture does to safely provide an abundant food supply to our consumers. Farmers are a very important, yet often overlooked, part of our food chain. Finally, I asked the committee when considering implementing new rules and regulations to consider the impact these rules and regulations will have on family farmers, the communities we represent, and the other farmers we support.