Than it was in 1921. during the, since the late 70s since i took over a farm my folks and grandparents ran before me, we are seeing consolidation happen much quicker. and it s drying up rural america. these small towns that i knew when i was a kid are just small pieces of that culture. because they ve dried up. my town, 1000 people and 74 when i graduated now has 600. the high school now has about 40 kids. the truth is hardware stores no longer exists. we had three grocery stores, now we have one. we had three grain elevators, now we have zero. we need some changes here. we need the system to work, or our food chain is going to be foot at risk. and by the way, if we lose family farm agriculture s and family ranch agriculture in this country, that food chain will be put at risk, and i am
We have one. we had three great of letters, now we have zero. we need some changes here. we need the system to work, or our food chain is going to be foot at risk. and by the way, if we lose family farm agriculture s and family ranch agriculture in this country, that food chain will be put at risk, and i am telling you, democracies don t work and less you ve got a fair society. they re very important to that equation. is this a lonely subject for you in the senate, what fascinates me about it is this is a subject if phrase correctly, that affects everyone. we re talking about the food chain, people. i don t care where you live in this country, you re going to care about where that s coming from, how much it costs and how much it cost to get it into that store in brooklyn or that store in santa monica or anywhere in between. absolutely. there s a bumper sticker that says if you eat, you are involved in agriculture. i can tell you that as a fact. in this particular case, this is a bi