Thomas J. Vilsack: “There is nothing more foundational to a country's security and stability than its food supply.”

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

I mean our heart goes out. As a former governor, I have toured many tornado damaged sites, and it is absolutely devastating to people.

This budget is at a critical point, at a transformational point, in my view, in rural America, and in agriculture.

we have had a record year in farm income in the last 2 years; however, that bounty has not been fully shared by all farmers