Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to all of the witnesses for being here and sharing your knowledge and experience.
Mr. Petelle and Ms. Stewart, climate change poses a threat to food security. Particularly concerning this year is the very light snow cover in some parts of the country, which means less water provided by snowmelt in the spring. If that is followed by a dry summer, crop yields might be considerably lower. I know that farmers are quite resilient in applying crop science to meet challenges. Can you tell the committee about emerging plant science technologies that might mitigate the effect of water scarcity on crops and crop yields?