We have had the mid-term election of 2018.
There is another session of Congress between now and January 1, 2019, called the lame duck session, because several members of Congress will not be back in 2019.
We hear from a highly respected legislative specialist, originally from Iowa, who spent many years with Farm Bureau and now is with Syngenta.
There a few people with more experience than Mary Kay Thatcher, when it comes to agricultural policy. Before moving to work with Syngenta, Thatcher had a long stint with the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) where she covered just about every policy issue that related back to agriculture.
In her current role, Mary Kay says this remains the same, although perhaps a bit more technical on certain matters. Like many of her peers, much of Thatcher?s time these days has been spent working with leaders on Capitol Hill to ensure the next Farm Bill is written with producers? best interests in mind. At the 75th annual National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Convention in Kansas City, MO, she spoke about her work recently and her views of the post-election political landscape.
AUDIO: Profit Matters 11-13-18
