Biography:
Chuck Hassebrook, Executive Director of the Center for Rural Affairs, specializes in commodity program reform, rural development policy, research and extension, rural revitalization, and higher education.
Hassebrook has been with the Center for 30 years, developing strategies for rural revitalization, devising farm program payment limitations and enhancing federal funding for rural programs. The Center for Rural Affairs has helped nearly 5,000 small businesses get started or survive, and has assisted in the development of nearly one dozen cooperatives.
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