Jim Hagedorn

Our farmers and agribusinesses, not just in Southern Minnesota where I represent that district, but across the country, many of them have been in recession one way or another for the better part of 5 years.

Expand our exports. Drop down those barriers. Make sure that we have new markets around the world.

Today, I rise to recognize National Agriculture Week. I grew up on a grain and livestock farm just outside of Truman, Minnesota, and have a deep appreciation for agriculture and all it does for our rural communities. Our ag-based economy…

the best way to level the playing field and to do all we can for our small businesses is to eliminate bad government at every level of government.

The farmers in southern Minnesota will almost say uniformly that you can do a lot of things to help us in these program areas, but if you have bad government, it is still going to run people out of business.