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Melissa Hughes: “Farmers are in a financial crisis right now.”

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

… and be able to be assure of, you know, they're getting ready to take their loans out and figure out how to pay off their loans from last year. They're Farmers are in a financial crisis right now. I'm talking to bankers who 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 farmers are currently experiencing a financial crisis.

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