We get a ground-level read on Washington, DC as Jesse Allen returns from the NAFB Washington Watch fly-in after meeting with USDA leaders and a long list of senators and House ag lawmakers. We talk through the farm bill chaos, the fertilizer and diesel cost squeeze, and why farmers feel pressure from both policy delays and public backlash.
• what the NAFB Washington Watch fly-in looks like and why it matters
• who Jesse meets across USDA and Capitol Hill, including one-on-one conversations
• why the House farm bill vote turns chaotic around E15 and amendments
• talk of more farmer aid and the reality of high input costs
• consumers losing touch with food production and vilifying farmers
• diesel shock and war-driven supply chain strain hitting rural America
• long-term fertilizer production plans versus the short-term cash crunch
• the simple goal most farmers share, fair markets and stable livelihoods

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