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Minnesota farmer seeks “peace of mind” with new farm bill

Some farmers might be running short on patience as Congress continues work on a new farm bill.

Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he’s frustrated it’s taking so long.

“Talk about trying to something done there for quite some time, they keep talking about it (and) hopefully they can get something figured out soon. Just certainly to give a guy peace of mind, kind of easier to plan for things knowing where things are at.”

The current farm bill expired in 2023.

He tells Brownfield the tariff talk can also be discouraging.

“I’ve almost kind of quit listening to them, just seems like it’s kind of driving you nuts after awhile. It’s on one day, off one day. Then raising the percentages, then down the next day. So I guess not much you can do about it.”

Biegler is a past president of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and says commodity groups are working to communicate these and other concerns to lawmakers in Washington.