A massive winter storm system swept across the country this weekend dropping ice and snow over thousands of miles from Kansas to the East Coast.
State Farm Bureau President, Garrett Hawkins spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on current conditions, hay supplies, and ripple effects hitting producers.
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Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition discusses supply chain challenges facing agriculture as snow, sleet and ice threaten most of the Eastern U.S.
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While row crops are expected to see softer impacts, analysts say severe weather of this magnitude will not be as kind to cattle producers.
Alissa White with American Farmland Trust joined us to provide insight into climate resilience efforts and strategies to help farmers manage weather-related risks.