It is hard to write the perfect farm bill.

As an American, that offends me.

Now is the time of year to do the best job you can on variety selection, particularly when it comes to soybean cyst nematode-resistant varieties.

We produce a lot of soy, but none of us are on the scale of the Brazilian growers.

I heard a lot more open-mindedness than I expected.

We don't want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. This is a good bill. Is it a perfect bill? Probably not. Do we ever pass a perfect bill? Probably not,