And one thing that is also really important is making sure that we completely transform how farm credit works in this country. That might sound like a little wonky, but It is incredibly difficult for young farmers to actually get a loan to buy the land that they want to farm on. What they can get a loan for is to build a new hog building. So if you're wondering why there are more of those, that's because the current system incentivizes that. (58:20–58:28)
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