There are a lot of farmers and ranchers who are struggling. I get on my knees every day. If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.

Many young and beginning farmers start out in local markets. Some stay there, and some scale up.

What Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America.

To keep farmers on the farm we must maintain a strong farm safety net, but we will also have to build a thriving companion economy to compliment production agriculture in rural America.

The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

More than half of America's rural counties are losing population and with it, political representation.