Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Farmers Deserve the Stability of a New Farm Bill
Minnesota's farmers and ranchers have made our state the sixth-largest agricultural producing state and the fourth-largest exporter of agricultural commodities in the country — generating $106 billion in economic activity every year and supporting 388,000 jobs.
They produce turkey for our sandwiches, wheat for our bread, milk for our ice cream and ground beef for our hamburgers. They produce ethanol that powers our vehicles. Farmfest is our opportunity to celebrate their work and all they do to feed and fuel our state, our country, and the world, while also confronting the challenges rural...
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