The members of the second panel year in the process of having three votes on the floor of the senate and to accommodate all members in a way to be consistent with the time constraints that i will introduce executive privilege and by that time the distinguished Ranking Member will be here until somebody comes back but at any rate will introduce mr. Wolf and then get your statement when introduced we will let the senator know what the order is. With follow the famous black squirrel. [laughter] i know this is the home of the famous black squirrel because the gentleman dresses up as the blacks girl black squirrel i turned around to discover a lifesize black squirrel. I hope fish and game to not this that is being endangered a 600 million case in these northeast communities in the Bakers Association and to serve as the American Bankers Association with no small task a graduate of Southwestern College he began his banking career in 1979 to become president and ceo at the young age of 28 i re
The farm Credit System is higher capitalized to the Community Banks are higher capitalized going into this. One of the real fundamental differences is Crop Insurance. In the 1980s probably less than 5 of all crops were injured in the United States. That number is reversed and theres 95 that are. That makes a huge difference not only for our industry but for the producers to ensure that they will be around for the next season. We do thank you for that and it is a very critical part of what we do. Thank you. I appreciate that. As we go forward, and i hate to Start Talking about the next farm bill, i get a headache thinking about all the challenges we have, but this would be either import debate. We will need your voices as we are talking about the increased importance of Crop Insurance as a critical Risk Management tool. Mr. Wolfe and mr. Barker, i wanted him a talk on the more, i apologize i was not here for your testimony, but just described what other institutions to support the rule
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I call this thes hearing of the Senate Committee on agriculture attrition and forestry to order. Thank you all for coming. Todays hearing will examine the overall climate of credit in Rural America, the health of ag lending from the commercial bank in the farm Credit System perspectives and what the impact of current credit environment having our nations farms. We will also examine whether the Farm Credit Administration is exercising appropriate oversight in the farm Credit System. Farmers and ranchers across the country are experiencing difficult Economic Conditions as the farm sector profitability is forecast to decline for the Third Straight year. Over the past three years alone, debt debt farm income is expected to decline by 56 . As our nations farmers and Rural Communities continue to deal with low Commodity Prices and always elevated input costs, access to Affordable Credit in Rural America is absolutely crucial. The spring 2016 agriculture Lenders Survey released by kansas stat