Public Perception Threatens Modern Ag

Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is sounding the alarm over public perception and regulatory pressure influencing key ag policy decisions. Speaking about ongoing legal battles and criticism of crop protection tools like Roundup, Peterson said, “the public has no idea what we do in production agriculture, they have no clue.” Peterson criticized the growing push against modern farming practices, warning that policymakers are reacting to misinformation. “There are people out there that are trying to dismantle commercial agriculture like we understand it here in the (Red River) Valley,” he said. “They want to go back to everybody having 100 acres, two cows, and a pig and that ain’t going to work.”