We would like to have a farmers market and put it in the downtown area and get the theater open which is scheduled to open in the fall. You'll have the center of arts and eats and entertainment downtown.

African farmers need guaranteed markets for their farm produce

Things that St. Pete does very well we can learn from and maybe adapt for downtown Tampa. [But] I don't ever imagine Tampa's downtown to be in competition with St. Pete's. We work more to complement each other.

It isn't enough just to pray for rain, ... These are the times when our farmers need the full support of the state and federal government. We depend on them for every meal we eat and now, because of the drought, they are depending on us.

You're seeing the highest growth rates from smaller farmers, and it's up to ADM if they want to build more plants. But it can sometimes be risky to become too concentrated in one business,

Literally, today a gallon of diesel is costing our farmers more than they are getting in return for a bushel of wheat,