With the Presidential Election quickly approaching, the ag sector is keeping a close eye on the impact of the “farm vote,” in which dairy producers could have a big role in.
Alan Bjerga with the National Milk Producers Federation spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on the impact of producers in this election season, main priorities dairy producers are focused on, and the expired Farm Bill extension.
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