Good evening and thanks for joining us, I'm Nicole Winters.Area farmers and Minnesota Farm Bureau officials took time away from their crops today to honor two members of Congress for their support of the ag industry.Fox Mankato's Carly Aplin tells us why these lawmakers are being honored...Rep. Tim Walz says, "It's never about the politics, it's more about the policy."That philosophy is one of the reasons Congressman Tim Walz and Congressman Colin Peterson are receiving the Friend of Farm Bureau Award.Kevin Paap says, "That award is based on their voting record, their support of agriculture in the last two years in Washington."One of the hot topics over the last two years was the multi - million dollar Farm Bill.Kevin Paap says, "You can't Chairman of the House Ag Committee on your farm and not talk Farm Bill."President of the MN Farm Bureau Kevin Paap did talk Farm Bill with Chairman Collin Peterson at his farm today where they presented the awards... and talked about the bill that will benefit farmers in the upper Midwest.Rep. Collin Peterson says, "We got better safety nets for our crops, we got the dairy provisions, exactly what we were looking for...Carly Aplin says, "The dozens of farmers and Farm Bureau officials came to the Paap farm today not only to congratulate the Congressmen, but discuss issues they face on a daily basis."Rep. Tim Walz says, "From high energy costs and fuel costs, to input costs for them and they're also concerned about the ability to get credit because a lot of these farms operate on borrowing in the short term and selling their produce in the end, paying back the loan if that credits not available we can't put the crops in the field."Ag issues will always be a concern for both Congressmen and they agree whoever's elected next year will have plenty to do...Rep. Collin Peterson says, "We have to keep watching the implementation of the Farm Bill... we'll have plenty of things to do."At the Paap Farm, Carly Aplin, the Fox Mankato News at Nine.