What did you learn from past rural policy efforts?
Replied byTom Halverson
CEO, CoBank at CoBank
Niche: Finance, Agriculture, Infrastructure
Revenue: $1M+/month
Location: USA
Started: 1977
Learning about the 1970 rural commission was eye-opening. Nothing similar has happened since. That showed how overdue a holistic, bipartisan approach is to understanding rural policy and making it fit for today’s challenges.
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