[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PRIORITIES FOR THE 2023 FARM BILL

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, recently, I held farm bill 
listening sessions across North Carolina's First Congressional 
District, making stops in Hertford, Nash, Pitt, and Wilson Counties to 
hear directly from our local agriculture community about their 
priorities in the 2023 farm bill.
  Mike Belch, a local farmer, stressed the importance of protecting 
crop insurance.
  Beth Farrell spoke about the need to ensure conservation programs 
meet the needs of our growers.
  Joe Martin raised concerns about pricing, that pricing must keep up 
with inflation.
  Maxine White and many others talked about wanting to see more 
technology used in the field to ensure the next generation of growers 
can effectively and efficiently create new ways to do what they do 
best: feed and clothe America.
  I am proud to deliver surveys from eastern North Carolinians to be 
submitted for the official record for the 2023 farm bill.
  I also heard about the need to address the labor crisis, including 
addressing the H-2A system. I will keep fighting for our agriculture 
community.

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