There are a lot of things that we are hearing about at the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network Shed at the Iowa State Fair. Commodity prices are probably the hottest topic, but a close second is the lack of certainty that farmers are facing as we head into harvest. That lack of certainty comes from the fact that we have to hold our breaths and hope for an extension of the legislation based on 10-year-old information.
Politicians have been hearing about it during their visits to the fair. The Iowa delegation has been here throughout the fair; most of them sit on their respective ag committees. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst stopped by and told us what she had heard from farmers at the fair. She also says it seems like the Ag Committee under Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is not interested in moving anything for a new bill.
Iowa 3rd District Congressman Zach Nunn talks about the fact that the House is closer to a Farm Bill in the lower chamber.
The House and Senate are not that far apart, but the normal bipartisanship we used to see in the discussions is on life support.
