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February 06, 2007
If Rural Really Mattered
The latest newsletter from the Center for Rural Affairs leads with this question: "If rural really mattered, what would it look like in America?" The impetus for asking the question was a visit to the farm of Ron Mardesen near Elliot, Iowa. Mardesen raises hogs but his is a diversified farming operation and he sells to a "premium trough."
I don't think that we would agree that a farming practice that relies on selling high priced product to a premium market will work for everyone. There just are not enough people with that much money. But the rest of the project seems to be going in the right direction.
I wonder what others think America would look like if rural really mattered.
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