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“My time in retail sales fueled my passion to deliver products that would change agriculture,” Thrasher says.

“It’s clear the technology is here,” says Jason Weirich vice president of Agri Services at MFA Inc. “And it’s really up to us to figure out how this fits into our business and how we serve farmers.”

Rep. Thompson signaled he wants to hear “commitment from everyone, including the president, that we will get this done and in the manner I’ve been speaking about. Bipartisan, bicameral, on time and highly effective.’”

Automakers, including Ford, recently announced they are planning to remove AM radio from their lineups. Joe Gill, National Association of Farm Broadcasters president, says this move poses a threat to public safety.

High water levels and flooding are starting to ease on the upper Mississippi River which is allowing locks to reopen and barge traffic to resume.

Planting has been going full steam the last two weeks in Iowa and farmers now have 70% of the corn and 49% of the soybeans planted which in both cases are nearly 20% ahead of average.

Michael Swanson says we’ve likely seen the peak for food inflation last summer. What drove the 14% food inflation since the COVID pandemic has been four factors: transportation, labor, shipping and packaging.

Each year, ARA recognizes top legislators who have championed the issues of importance to agriculture and agriculture suppliers.

“Representative Johnson’s unwavering support for the ag retail industry on issues related to addressing the nation’s supply chain challenges is why ARA chose to honor him,” says ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock.