US wakes up to rural decline and ageing of farmers
Vilsack has his eye on an even bigger problem than income volatility, hence his unsympathetic approach to farmers feeling the impact of lower crop and livestock prices in their pockets.
He has warned America’s 51 million farmers, ranchers and rural residents that they were in danger of losing their voice in Washington, because the US Census Bureau figures show the rural population falling faster between 2010 and 2012.
