MANHATTAN, Kan. – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today addressed nearly 400 Kansans at the Kansas Governor’s Summit on Agricultural Growth.
In his remarks, Roberts stressed the importance of maintaining a strong crop insurance safety net, saying, “We need to ensure that producers have risk management tools at their disposal. Crop insurance is, for many, the most valuable tool in the risk management toolbox. During my visits, producers from across Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Alabama and nearly everywhere in between have emphasized the importance of crop insurance and other risk management tools as they navigate through a struggling farm economy.”
“All of us understand that going into this Farm Bill, we are facing tough and critical times. The challenges are great, but the opportunities are boundless.”
“Our farmers and ranchers grow the safest, the most reliable, and the most affordable food supply in the world. It is essential that small differences do not get in the way of the larger goal – to pass a Farm Bill.”
