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Derrick Van Orden: “Our population of farmers is aging, and we need to let…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Spectrum 1: 'I plan on being the cheese king of Congress': Rep. Van Orden assigned to Ag Committee

Published | Video Starts at 01:10

The biggest things are input costs. The second one is labor. Van Orden admits the issues don't always grab headlines, but to him, they're the most important. Our population of farmers is aging, and we need to let younger people understand that farming is a noble profession. and it's a required profession. I know it's hard for people to believe, but you can actually go without WI fi for a half an hour, but you can't go without eating for a day. (01:10–01:17)

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Asserts that the farming population is aging and emphasizes the need to attract younger people to farming.

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