Social platforms & news media censoring stories bc of partisan lens is wrong +violates FREE SPEECH

Farmers need certainty Sadly the Dem Senate is not moving on a 5 yr farm bill so we will be kicking the can down the road w a 1 yr extension I'd like 2see a farm bill w increased reference prices + crop insurance + payment limits for big farmers + prop12 addressed etc

USDA says American agriculture will face a $42.5 BILLION trade deficit next fiscal yr That's a historic record no farmer shld suffer thru The Biden/Harris admin has abdicated leadership on trade for 3+ yrs WHAT WILL IT TAKE for them 2 prioritize US producers& expand export mkts??

Last wk I was in Rock Valley to tour remaining flood damage + talked w the mayor after my Sioux Co town mtg #99countymeetings Rock Valley is a resilient community & I’ll continue to help them in anyway that I can

SCOTUS didn't budge on Biden/Harris' student loan bailout No surprise bc these schemes r unconstitutional Enough is enough Families r struggling 2make ends meet & the last thing they need is other ppl's loans on their plates We need 2 lower college costs I hv bipart bills for tht

I opened pod so u could see how the beans are growing In a month the green soybeans will be a hard bean +brown in color See pic 2 for plant & massive number of pods #soybeanwatch

Too many pharmacies in rural Iowa are closing their doors WHY? Pharmacy Benefit Managers aka the middlemen btwn u &drug mfg operate in a black box & we dont kno enough abt who is benefiting from their high prices Im leading bills that wld help fix this & support rural pharmacies

Dayton wins 3/2 over uni VB

Corn on the right is 2023 left is this year. This years is much larger. The difference btwn 10 inches rain v 28 this year Each ear is from same field #cornwatch

Football season !!!!!!! @ UNI game

Ohio’s beats Uni 3/1 VB

Football first qtr uni 14 Valparaiso 0

Half. Uni 28/7 over Valparaiso

Third uni 35/7 over Valparaiso. I’m leaving so u will hv to get final score on ur own

Terrible news out of Israel: 6 hostages found dead in Gaza by IDF incl Hersh Goldberg-Polin a 23yr old American who was kidnapped & murdered by Hamas Barbara & I pray for his family as they grieve the tragic loss of their son

Beautiful September 1 on grassley farm

Normal evolution of soybeans. Late August top leaves die off. Soon all leaves drop off. Bean itself become very hard brown. At 13% moisture we harvest #soybeanwatch

Iowa families r strapped for cash bc of high cost of food at grocery store Don't say inflation is coming down bc the long term impacts of the reckless fiscal policies of Biden-Harris admin still hurt fam budgets Just ask them Iowans r not seeing lower costs when grocery shopping

My friends Wayne (Mechanicsville) and Marla (Audubon) grow corn on their deck in Brooklyn, NY. Pioneer seed in 20 inch pots Harvest comes early bc the root growth is limited #cornwatch An Iowa farm kid is always an Iowa farm kid even in heart of NYC

Introducing Drew Thomas Nesvik our 14th gr8 grandchild w proud parents Carrie & Tom