Tom Vilsack: “Wood has a vital role to play in meeting the growing demand for green building materials. Forest Service studies show…”

American farmers have done exactly what we asked them to do.

There is no doubt that there are many, many, many working poor, working poor with an emphasis on working.

Well, the House Agriculture appropriations talked about an 18 percent cut to our budget, so you can do the math.

It’s very direct, and I think it speaks significantly and centrally to the challenges that many Iowa farmers face today.