IARN — The Iowa State Fair is probably one of the greatest meetings of agriculture that there is in the state. All the commodity groups are here together and can talk about what they can do to help each other out, where they have common ground, where they have differences, and what they can do to improve the quality of life for the Iowa farmer.
When you come down to the livestock barns, you can see cattle hogs, horses, sheep, and poultry all together and the producers talking with one another about the issues. It is also a time when you see the politicians come around to hear from farmers, especially with this being the August recess in Congress, and it gives them a better opportunity to talk to everyone at once, whether they are urban or rural. There are policies that affect us all.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley was at the fair on Monday to hear from constituents from across the state. It was also a time for him to pass along the information of what is going on in Washington, D.C. While the Senator was down around the cattle barns, he stopped by the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network tent to update us on the topics we have been covering, and what he’s hoping Congress will achieve when they return.
One of the things that the Senator has been working on is reform to cattle marketing. His Cattle Market Transparency Act is aimed at trying to give a fair shake for those producers who are looking to sell cattle on the cash market. This way they can see the prices they can get, and the packers must allow a certain amount of their daily kill to be these daily cash sales.
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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley stops by the IARN booth at the 2022 IA State Fair. (IARN Stock Photo)
