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Now his crop is projects
If he can't be on the farm, at least Moseley can still
talk like a farmer, even while discussing hot-topic political issues
like the environment, food safety, biosecurity and the infrastructure
of the USDA.
"I have little projects planted all around here,"
he says from behind his office desk. "We've had some detours and
sidetracks because of what happened on 9-11, but the fact is that those
things are still there, the seeds have been planted. We are just trying
to sprout them right now. I hope that before we leave here, they will
grow into some type of crop so we can see something positive happen."
The legacy Moseley hopes to leave for his successor is
a USDA that has addressed shortcomings in research spending. He also
would like to implement an education program to explain the role of
agriculture to the world.
"It's the relationship between people and natural
resources and food," Moseley says. "It isn't about farming,
it's about their tie to food and fiber and the land that it comes from
and how it affects all people."
Thirdly, Moseley would like to see the USDA do a better
job of protecting the environment.
"There are things we as farmers and ranchers need
to do to improve the way we utilize the land, not only in appearance,
but actually to be more productive in terms of alternative benefits."
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