Advocacy Takes on More Importance

National Corn Growers Association Chairman Harold Wolle, who farms at Madelia, Minnesota, says the money available for farm bill funding could be tight with the new Congress and new Administration. “It’s a transition period and none of us know exactly how the new administration is going to function,” said Wolle. “The leadership team that the new administration is putting together is untested. We don’t know what their goals are going to be so I think there will be a place for associations like the National Corn Growers Association to be involved and advocate for the policies that we think are appropriate.” With so much turnover in Congress, Wolle said that education and advocacy for agriculture is even more important.