There is more potential for economic growth in rural America than at any time in decades.

Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural America. At the center of our vision is an effort to increase domestic production and use of renewable energy.

In his first year in office, President Obama pulled us back from the brink of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and worked to lay a new foundation for economic growth. The president identified three key strategies to build that lasting prosperity: innovation, investment, and education.

If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth.

The cost of infrastructure development to host a mega-event can be offset against economic growth over future decades.

Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth.