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Ralph Lee Abraham: “If you really want to fix the thing, give me a carrot not a stick, because all the stick does, wants me to go sharpen my…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
If you really want to fix the thing, give me a carrot not a stick, because all the stick does, wants me to go sharpen my sword.
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Ralph Lee Abraham
Louisiana

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Abraham emphasizes the need for positive incentives rather than punitive regulations for farmers.

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