Thomas J. Vilsack: “I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.”

we have had a record year in farm income in the last 2 years; however, that bounty has not been fully shared by all farmers

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

We need to reduce methane, and we can. There are strategies, and we also need to capture it and convert it.

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