@McPhersonHall Dara is my wife. I am very proud of her. This was a big step for her into the public arena. She is very concerned about the direction our country has taken under the Trump Administration.
@SecRollins@USDA@SecretaryWright@epaleezeldin@ENERGY@EPA@WhiteHouse So American farmers want to sell grain to other countries, but don't want to buy fertilizer from other countries. Maybe we should be more professional in our approach to trade negotiations rather than be Jack Asses and alienate our largest customers?
@smerconish This is a hard question. The damage to our constitutional democracy by President Trump and his Administration are existential. His proposed new giant Bill that includes many restrictions on voting is terrifying. I'm not sure what is more potentially damaging?
@GovTimWalz A mother was kidnapped going to pick up her kids from school. Her car was left in the street with a toddler strapped into a car seat. Albert Lea MN Monday February 2nd.
@pamelajocaraway old farmer with B.S. Agriculture Economics U of Minnesota 1983. corn/ soybeans on rented land shows negative returns. New crop is $3.95 and $9.75. I've yet to find an economist supporting Trump's tariffs. It's real bad trade policy. Full Stop
@DianeSwonk University of Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics 1983. I clearly remember in all of my economics classes that a tariff for the most part was bad medicine.
@DianeSwonk The tail of Trump Trade war 1.0 is still crushing U.S. soybeans. BRICS nations are sourcing all soybeans from Brazil/Argentina/Uruguay. USA is sitting on a huge soybean stockpile because of the 2018 trade war. CME futures Price was already depressed. Down 30 cents today. Ughhh
@CathyWurzer Heading out to clear snow from the farm yard and start feeding livestock. Been guzzling coffee since 5:15 AM. Moderating a Townhall planning meeting tonight.