i'd like to yield such time as he may consume to our colleague from illinois, mr. bo, st, who put a lot of -- mr. bost, who put a lot of hard work and thought on this and we thank him for his leadership on this matter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bost: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. and for his support of this legislation to update and modernize the agricultural producer small business size standard. president eisenhower once said, farming looks mighty he's ify if your plow -- easy if your plow is a pencil and the closest corn field is 1,000 miles away. unfortunately this quote is accurate when describing the statutory established size standards for agriculture producers. agriculture production is important contributor to the american economy. according to the usda, the total value of farm production exceeds $39 billion -- i'm the , $390 billion and agricultural industry supports 16 million domestic jobs. they provide st fuel that are critical to our daily lives. family-own farms account for farms and ranches