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September 15, 2024

Open Mic: Representative Dusty Johnson

This week’s Open Mic guest is South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson. Last week hundreds of farmers were in Washington calling on legislators to press forward to approve a new farm bill. Johnson says deadlines drive achievement in Congress and the challenges farmers shared with their elected leaders was more than enough to try and beat the political odds to deliver new risk management tools and nutrition programs. Johnson shares concerns about farmer use of Chinese drone technology. He is critical of the Biden administration’s immigration policy saying rules are too stringent to legally enter the country and too easy to enter illegally.

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Rep. Randy Feenstra
Opinion: The growing ag trade deficit and declining farm income make the case for a new farm bill
In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, argues that the latest forecasts for farm income and agricultural trade underscore the need for a new farm bill.

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09.13.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 13, 2024: Sen. John Hoeven on trade, farm bill; farmer panel

North Dakota Republican Sen. John Hoeven joins the show to discuss the potential impact on agriculture of Donald Trump’s tariff proposals.

Then, incoming National Sorghum Producers Chairwoman Amy France and American Soybean Association director Ronnie Russell discuss the unique farm bill push from coalitions of row crop farmers on Capitol Hill this week.

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