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Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson announced today that rural development in Nebraska remains an incredibly important issue for future farm policy. Even though the Senate Agriculture Committee will not have an opportunity to consider the topic specifically during its field hearing Wednesday in Grand Island, Senator Nelson intends to push for improvements to our rural development programs in the Food and Fuel Security Act of 2007.
As part of that effort, Nelson will be submitting written testimony by Chuck Hassebrook of the Center for Rural Affairs to ensure that the issue is a part of the field hearing record. Mr. Hassebrook, in his testimony states that, “Rural communities are not sharing in the nation’s prosperity, and it is time to invest in creating a future for rural America.”
“To correct this, Mr. Hassebrook promotes an entrepreneurship initiative to breathe new life into our rural communities,” said Nelson. “I believe this must be done to strengthen our rural development and ensure the security of our farmers and food supply. A key concern among many is the future of farmers. Farmers aged 55 and up control more than half the farmland and it’s anticipated that half of all current farmers are likely to retire at the end of this decade.”
To attract a new generation of farmers, Nelson said we must address and invest in rural development including investing in community building blocks like schools, hospitals, airports and promoting entrepreneurship.
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