Certainly there are risks in all aspects of agriculture, no question about it, but in most other industries outside of horticulture there are protection types of assets available to producers in various different types of ways. There are business risk management tools. There's insurance that you can buy. There are options for growers and producers that they can purchase or they can secure to at least minimize the risk of growing that product.
However, with horticulture that's not so much the case. Not only would this bill ensure that financial protection, but let's not lose sight of the confidence that it gives growers to go forward, to not only grow for the year but to look at growing their business, expanding their business. There's the economic input that has, not only for the immediate rural area with further employment but all the communities it's going to support and grow down the road, as well as the food security issue, both domestically and internationally. That's why this bill is important.
You're right. There are other products grown out there, agricultural products, that do face risks, but those other products along the way have some tools available to them that can help support the minimization of that risk.