10/31/2011
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"I kind of think that I agree with where Dr. Abraham was talking about you have a job to do, we hired you to do it. The public hired us to do a job, too."
"This outbreak places both a financial and emotional strain on the producers in harm's way."
"Farmers have long known that the financial health of our agricultural sector is beholden to certain external factors."
"USDA has done an admirable job thus far in their response."