Every year many key agriculture issues are discussed as part of the feature forums that are held at Farmfest in early August. The forums included several national and state agricultural leaders discussing many of the key issues affecting farm families and rural communities in Minnesota and the Midwest. These issues included low profit margins in crop production, the need for a dependable economic “safety net” for crop and livestock producers, tariffs and ag trade, and future opportunities for biofuels. Following are some of the main issues that were discussed during the Farmfest forums in 2025:

· One Big Beautiful Bill --- Early this Summer, Congress passed a large Reconciliation Bill, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill”, which increased reference prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, an

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