Jim Hagedorn: “I think there are some bad government policies on the horizon that might hurt your small businesses.”

All rural economies are vital and important to the health of our country, and forest product sector is no different.

If you are going to be giving out government grants, let's make sure that everyone has the same opportunity.

Rural America needs this, and I always say that without a robust rural economy, all people, including those in the cities, are going to wake up in the cold, dark and hungry.

I have never met a small businessperson that said increase my energy costs. Not one.