A statistic I learned from @JDScholten that boggles my mind: the average Iowa farm operator (the person who goes out into the fields) is 58. The average farm owner is a 71 year old woman. The impact of coronavirus on rural America is going to be apocalyptic if we don't act fast
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The other group that is the backbone of American farming is a large, mobile group of undocumented workers from Mexico and points south, who follow the harvest and who have minimal access to American health care, even where it is available
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Imagine having no money, no fixed address, and needing medical attention for yourself or a relative in a district where Steve King is the congressman.
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