Tom Vilsack: “I think there are a number of cities, major cities, the city of Chicago--I talked to Mayor Emanuel about this.”

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

It would likely mean a loss of 40,000 rental assistance units in rural America.

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

This is fundamental to our whole approach to trade.