Op-Ed: Trans-Pacific Partnership good for ag

If you`re looking for a growth industry, check out Wisconsin’s food and agricultural exports: the number of jobs supported by agricultural exports has been trending upward since the 1990s. More than 1 million American jobs are supported by agricultural exports, including 24,300 jobs in Wisconsin. That’s a substantial part of the estimated 11.5 million jobs supported by exports all across the country.

Agricultural exports help support rural communities across the country, with each dollar of exports stimulating another $1.27 in business activity....

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Ken Notes: AND if you add organic production and growth to the mix ag will be a huge growth industry in the state. I do not understand why our legislature is not all over this....