TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was in Tucson Thursday afternoon at the University of Arizona to discuss the state of agriculture and programs to help revitalize the industry.
"There was a sticker that I had on my pickup truck that says ‘Without agriculture, you’d be naked, hungry and sober,'" he said. "It’s one of those things where access to capital, access to loans and programs," Moore said of the challenges faced by new and veteran producers."All of those are huge barriers that a lot of young people find quite insurmountable and they don’t end up going into agriculture."
"Today consolidation of income and the rapid number of consolidating larger farms, it’s very difficult for small and mid-size producers to have a shot and now they do," said Vilsack speaking with media following the presentation.
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