Concerns over federal tariffs and budget bill dominate Farmfest policy forum - Austin Daily Herald

Concerns over federal tariffs and budget bill dominate Farmfest policy forum - Austin Daily Herald

By Hannah Yang Farming has never been easy, but this year seems especially challenging, with input costs rising, violent storms damaging crops and some commodity prices dropping. Those concerns took center stage at the annual Minnesota Farmfest, which is underway this week in the southern part of the state. Hundreds of people strolled through an open field in rural Redwood County on opening day Tuesday, taking in the rows of new combines and tra…