(IARN) — We have been long focused on what is going on in the country. We are living life with a new normal. However, every day feels like a new abnormal. Despite all the worry, concern, fighting, and downright coping with the situation we are in during this pandemic, there is one thing of which we can be certain; this too shall pass. Maybe like a kidney stone, but it will pass.
Then what?
COVID-19’s tentacles have wrapped themselves around every life and every part of our American economy. Agriculture is not immune to these effects, even though it is considered an “essential service”. The road to recovery for the economy is going to be a long one. What is it going to take to get the economy as a whole, not to mention the agriculture sector in particular, back on track?
Mike Steenhoek is the Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition. He says upgrading infrastructure will be the key to a quick rebound in the economy.
For more on this story, complete with audio of Steenhoek’s comments, visit the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
