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> [People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/people-working-together-in-a-strong-community-with-a-shared-goal-and/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

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## More by Tom Vilsack

> [In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/in-the-past-40-years-the-united-states-lost-more-than-a-million/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [Hillary Clinton was in rural America during the Iowa caucuses, but I think the nature of a campaign makes it more difficult once you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/hillary-clinton-was-in-rural-america-during-the-iowa-caucuses-but-i/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [To help producers serve larger institutional customers like schools and hospitals, USDA has helped fund new regional infrastructure like cold storage warehouses, commercial kitchens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/to-help-producers-serve-larger-institutional-customers-like-schools/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/the-lack-of-access-to-proper-nutrition-is-not-only-fueling-obesity-it/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/small-businesses-are-the-lifeblood-of-our-economy/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [I can't give you a specific number today, in large part because the analysis upon which we would make that determination has not been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/i-can-t-give-you-a-specific-number-today-in-large-part-because-the/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/to-amplify-our-efforts-usda-is-joining-with-first-lady-michelle-obama/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [We're going to move from a commodity economy where you basically grow the same kind of crops - where a kernel of corn is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/we-re-going-to-move-from-a-commodity-economy-where-you-basically-grow/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/although-they-are-some-of-the-hardest-working-folks-i-know-rural/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/president-obama-has-expressed-his-commitment-to-responsible/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/strong-communities-embrace-change-new-discoveries-require-us-to-think/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [I don't know of a Democrat - whether they're a conservative, a centrist or a liberal Democrat - that doesn't think that it's important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/i-don-t-know-of-a-democrat-whether-they-re-a-conservative-a-centrist/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/sixteen-percent-of-our-population-is-rural-but-40-percent-of-our/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/people-working-together-in-a-strong-community-with-a-shared-goal-and/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

> [There are children with dreams counting on us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/there-are-children-with-dreams-counting-on-us/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

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