Discover How Farmers Can Be Heard in Washington & Why You Should Care About Ag Policy with a Former USDA Senior Advisor

Ep 282 | Agriculture often lands at the bottom of Washington's priority list. What would it take to move it up?

This week on Discover Ag, Tara sits down with former USDA senior advisor Kelsey Barnes, a Tennessee farm kid who went from working with cows to advising the Secretary of Agriculture. They talk about why she thinks rural America decides elections (even if farmers feel overlooked), how you can get heard in Congress, and what happens in the room when ag policy gets decided.

Kelsey also shares the reason she launched Cultivate Advisory and why now is the time to push ag policy forward.

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 Misconceptions about policy writers and ag lobbyists

🪩 Why rural America doesn't have a bigger voice

🪩 How farmers can get heard in Congress

🪩 How Kelsey fought for biofuels amid gas price concerns

🪩 The pressure inside the USDA and what happens when presidential tweets cause a stir

🪩 How DC and farmers can get on the same page

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(00:00) Intro