Tom Vilsack: “Our number one goal, Congressman, is to make sure that product that leaves those plants is safe.”

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

There is not enough money in that program.

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

I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.