From South Alabama to Capitol Hill, a peanut farmer got a chance to testify before the Senate on issues plaguing today’s farmers, like finances.
Garrett Moore reflected on the opportunity and highlighted the desperate need for a new Farm Bill.
Alabama peanut farmer voices producers’ need for a new Farm Bill on Capitol Hill
“We need something to happen!”
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