Herb Kohl actually said...

Today's panel centers on the mission areas of USDA that have the most direct impact on Rural America.

I have some concerns about the delivery of many of the programs available to support the farm sector.

We must remember that much of Rural America did not share in all the prosperity that the rest of the Nation enjoyed over the past decade.

Wisconsin dairy farmers, for example, face record low prices, increasing costs, and this market squeeze is devastating.