Tom Vilsack actually said...

It is important and necessary for the USDA to continue to look for ways to expand income opportunities for farmers.

I think that was an important beginning first step in the process.

We need to figure out ways and strategies in which we can create some sort of glidepath that basically provides stability in this industry.

So my hope is that, A, we can establish a 21st century system using the best available science; and, B, that we can do a better job of coord...