Eric Sorensen: “The number one thing that I hear is the need for stronger…”

“Because of that, I'm here to speak about the need for a farm bill that not only supports our family farmers today, but keeps them sustainable for generations to come. In every conversation, every farm visit, every ag roundtable that I've participated in, The number one thing that I hear is the need for stronger and expanded crop insurance, a life changing tool for Midwestern farmers. It protects our communities from increasingly extreme weather and international economic uncertainty. Just this week I was talking with Jeff. He's a corn farmer from Mercer County, Illinois.” (01:15–01:31)

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