Thomas J. Vilsack: “We have got to figure out how we can create more revenue streams for farmers.”

I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.

I mean our heart goes out. As a former governor, I have toured many tornado damaged sites, and it is absolutely devastating to people.

An inclusive agriculture and rural life must be part of a shift to a bottom-up, middle-out system.

This budget is at a critical point, at a transformational point, in my view, in rural America, and in agriculture.