Jim Hagedorn: “We want to drop down those barriers for farmers, we want to expand our markets.”

I am somebody who has been a pretty strong supporter of employee-owned businesses and co-ops.

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.

A lot of the problems in the trucking industry are bad government policies or government policies that were well-intended on safety and other issues.

One way that we can ensure that we meet this goal is to have better broadband connectivity, which has been found it be a key aspect in increased economic growth for rural businesses.