The Secretary and I agree that as spring planting begins and summer harvest approaches, farmers need to know what type of farm policy they will be operating under in the current crop year. Late this week, a preliminary framework was agreed to by the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committee. We will know more about the framework as it is discussed in conference meetings over the course of the next several days, but from what I can tell, the priorities in this farm bill certainly do not reflect those of farmers and ranchers. Funding is being redirected out of programs that support producers and into non-agricultural programs. This is further evidence of movement in a direction that is less friendly to farmers in Kansas and the small towns they live in.