Thomas J. Vilsack: “investments in research that create new opportunities; new income opportunities, is a way of maintaining those small…”

we would like to be able to open up more credit opportunities for beginning farmers

investments in research that create new opportunities; new income opportunities, is a way of maintaining those small- and mid-sized farming operations

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

Every dollar of research generates twenty dollars, or more, of economic opportunity.