The Minnesota Farmers Union hosted a series of town hall meetings in March and April. The information gathered at those events was shared with lawmakers during this past week in Washington. Wabasso farmer Paul Sobocinski said tariffs were brought up at every session. With tariffs, it’s an issue of relationships,” said Sobocinski. “For grain farmers and even pork farmers, that relationship is built over years and years and years of work, so causing chaos this way is not good for agriculture, not good for rural communities, and not good for the country.” Sobocinski said all areas of the farm bill deserve attention. “That’s why we’ve been out here (in Washington, D.C.) with this campaign to build something better for agriculture; something that supports farmers and consumers.” Click here to listen to the full interview.
