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Melissa Hughes: “Bankers are very concerned about the farming industry.”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Missy Hughes – February 11, 2026 live interview

Published | Video Starts at 15:21

… getting ready to take their loans out and figure out how to pay off their loans from last year. They're in a financial cris crisis right now. I'm talking to Bankers are very concerned about the farming industry. And this whole piece of the immigrant labor force is just being piled on top of them right now. (15:21–15:25)

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Asserts that bankers have significant concerns regarding the state of the farming industry.

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