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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