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John,

Today in the Sioux City Journal, I told the story of my family friend, Tommy. Click here to read our op-ed about his story and how to solve problems facing Iowa’s farmers. [[link removed]]

For over one hundred years, Tommy’s family farm has been passed down from generation to generation.
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And with each generation came a new set of challenges. Usually, their worries were the weather, paying the bills, and getting the best pew on Sunday mornings. But these days, bigger concerns are creeping in: trade, the cost of inputs, and low commodity prices.

On September 1st, President Trump ramped up his trade war and imposed new tariffs on China. As the country’s second largest agricultural exporting state, Iowa stands to lose a lot: the prices of soybeans and pork have crashed, and now that we’re shut out from our markets, farm bankruptcies are rising as farm incomes plummet.

Families that have passed down farms for generations are now forced to work off the farm or to abandon their livelihoods altogether and move out of the community in hopes of making a living in another profession in a more thriving economy. Our community cannot afford the drain of losing more folks like Tommy. What our government needs to do is invest in places like rural Iowa and in people like him.

Click here to read our op-ed. [[link removed]] It’s going to take all of us coming together to defeat Steve King and ensure our farmers have a strong voice in Washington.

Standing Tall For All,
J.D. Scholten

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