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Thomas J. Vilsack: “The challenge, however, is this, that nearly 50 percent of our farmers did not make any money at all in those record…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2023
The challenge, however, is this, that nearly 50 percent of our farmers did not make any money at all in those record years.
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Thomas J. Vilsack

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Vilsack points out that many farmers did not profit despite record income levels.

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This is a great question, and I appreciate you raising it.

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