immigration, and the economy. the kentucky farm board of directors hosted the event in louisville. this is an hour and 50 minutes. good morning, everyone. i will be the moderator today for this forum. we are so glad everyone is here today. on behalf of the 483,000 farm families that are farm bureau members here, we certainly want to thank each of you for participating. you know, this really is an indication of the strong commitment we have had for many decades here in kentucky, having a forum like this. we began back in the 1940 s. we actually have a forum for gubernatorial races, for u.s. senate races, and open seat for representatives in congress. with that, we also have county farm bureau is that hold forums similar to this all across the state for members of the general assembly and other offices in state government. kentucky farm bureau is the largest general farm organization in kentucky and is dedicated to serving as the voice of agriculture. kentucky farm bureau has