With the new Congress, the Midwest and Northern Plains will be represented in the Senate leadership. South Dakota Senator John Thune is the incoming majority leader. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar will become the lead Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee and North Dakota Senator John Hoeven will chair the agriculture appropriations bill. American Soybean Association President Josh Gackle welcomes these changes. “Whether it’s Thune, Klobuchar, Hoeven, both parties, different states, but there are a lot of regional similarities. They’ve found ways to work together.” Gackle said their agricultural knowledge is important. “It’s going to be a good group of people coming in here.” To hear the full interview, click here.
