Year in Review: "Every one of us that's not a farmer, is not a farmer because we have farmers." Fomer Secretary of Agriculture for the US, Tom Vilsack's impassioned speech about farming went viral on The Country's Facebook page this year, reaching more than 2 million people.
You can watch former United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's speech in the video below:
Tom Vilsack served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 until 2017.
A heartfelt speech he made in 2016 in which he defended America's farmers and agricultural industry has struck a nerve with The Country's followers here in New Zealand.