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Hey everyone, Amanda 00:02:22.250 --> 00:02:24.509 Radke back for another episode of the Heart of 00:02:24.509 --> 00:02:26.930 Real America podcast, the show where we highlight 00:02:26.930 --> 00:02:29.430 great people doing inspiring things in their 00:02:29.430 --> 00:02:31.530 rural communities to make agriculture and this 00:02:31.530 --> 00:02:33.909 country stronger. Obviously the news headlines 00:02:33.909 --> 00:02:36.689 lately have been about some of Trump's comments 00:02:36.689 --> 00:02:40.150 and thoughts on reducing beef prices. Of course, 00:02:40.169 --> 00:02:42.569 naturally beef cattle producers have had a lot 00:02:42.569 --> 00:02:45.289 to say on the topic. And today I wanted to kind 00:02:45.289 --> 00:02:48.409 of shift gears a little bit to really dive into 00:02:48.409 --> 00:02:51.409 the plan that secretary Brooke Rollins laid out 00:02:51.409 --> 00:02:53.590 to strengthen the beef industry. And to help 00:02:53.590 --> 00:02:56.689 me do that is Tate Bennett. She is the Director 00:02:56.689 --> 00:02:59.930 of Role Policy at the America First Policy Institute. 00:03:00.250 --> 00:03:02.030 I've gotten to know and work with these guys 00:03:02.030 --> 00:03:04.129 and really have appreciated their listening ear, 00:03:04.270 --> 00:03:07.090 their willingness to talk to independent producers 00:03:07.090 --> 00:03:09.129 like me. And I even got to visit their office 00:03:09.129 --> 00:03:11.909 this summer in DC, which is such a treat. But 00:03:11.909 --> 00:03:14.289 Tate, welcome to the show. Oh, my goodness. Thank 00:03:14.289 --> 00:03:16.199 you so much for having me. One of the things 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:19.139 I really admire about you, Tate, is you and AFPI 00:03:19.139 --> 00:03:21.639 have done a really great job of bringing a lot 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:24.400 of independent voices from rural agricultural 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:26.979 communities together. And so I just want to congratulate 00:03:26.979 --> 00:03:29.240 and thank you for kind of building this coalition. 00:03:29.460 --> 00:03:31.759 I've been working in ag policy my whole adult 00:03:31.759 --> 00:03:34.659 life and I've never before really had that access 00:03:34.659 --> 00:03:37.860 or listening ear that is so needed for a segment 00:03:37.860 --> 00:03:40.840 of the population where less than 2 % of us are 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:42.860 involved in production agriculture. We're feeding 00:03:42.860 --> 00:03:45.280 the nation and yet we haven't always had the 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:47.879 door opened to Washington D .C. to be able to 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:49.919 share our stories. So thank you for what you've 00:03:49.919 --> 00:03:52.659 done and what AFPI has done to kind of open some 00:03:52.659 --> 00:03:54.659 of those doors for us. Well, that is so thoughtful. 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:56.939 I want to give credit where it's due. You know, 00:03:57.060 --> 00:03:59.000 Secretary Rollins did found us before leaving 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:02.419 to serve the president. And she, in my view, 00:04:02.439 --> 00:04:06.439 is the ultimate convener. She knows how to bring 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:09.699 folks together. And what's been great about getting 00:04:09.699 --> 00:04:11.719 to work with you candidly, Amanda, is you're 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:13.879 out there using your platform to tell the story. 00:04:14.090 --> 00:04:17.009 of rural America. We are America First Policy 00:04:17.009 --> 00:04:18.629 Institute. We understand that policy is driven 00:04:18.629 --> 00:04:21.670 from the ground up. So no surprise, it's in our 00:04:21.670 --> 00:04:23.649 humble beginnings and our founding values that 00:04:23.649 --> 00:04:26.209 we should, when we pursue ag policy, listen to 00:04:26.209 --> 00:04:27.850 folks telling those stories on the ground like 00:04:27.850 --> 00:04:30.050 yourselves. So it's been fun getting to collaborate 00:04:30.050 --> 00:04:32.689 a little bit informally with you and others, 00:04:32.750 --> 00:04:35.310 especially in the Midwest. I'm from Kentucky, 00:04:35.310 --> 00:04:37.949 so I've learned a lot just getting to learn from 00:04:37.949 --> 00:04:40.829 you guys. Kentucky does ag a little bit of most 00:04:40.829 --> 00:04:43.629 things, but it's just a different region. Yeah. 00:04:43.629 --> 00:04:45.670 I just got home from Kentucky and it was a beautiful 00:04:45.670 --> 00:04:48.029 trip and all the horse farms. I could have spent 00:04:48.029 --> 00:04:50.209 a lot more time down there, but you have a lot 00:04:50.209 --> 00:04:52.509 of livestock too. I think we're what the largest 00:04:52.509 --> 00:04:54.910 east of the Mississippi I've heard. So yeah. 00:04:54.910 --> 00:04:57.350 So we were on a TV interview while we are down 00:04:57.350 --> 00:05:00.009 there and I didn't know that cattle was so big 00:05:00.009 --> 00:05:03.089 in Kentucky. So very cool. And the Kentucky Cattlemen's 00:05:03.089 --> 00:05:06.509 Association just popped by our offices last week. 00:05:06.589 --> 00:05:09.089 My cousin is a member and he was very excited. 00:05:09.089 --> 00:05:10.730 He's out there doing the real work. You know, 00:05:10.730 --> 00:05:12.829 I'm here in Washington, but he's the one. actually 00:05:12.829 --> 00:05:15.589 running the farms back home. Very nice. So Tay, 00:05:15.610 --> 00:05:18.310 before we get into this new plan that was rolled 00:05:18.310 --> 00:05:20.790 out by the USDA, and I want to just unpack all 00:05:20.790 --> 00:05:23.870 the tenets of it, I just got to ask Trump's message 00:05:23.870 --> 00:05:27.370 that he posted on Truth Social had the market 00:05:27.370 --> 00:05:30.110 in a frenzy and had the industry, you know, pretty 00:05:30.110 --> 00:05:32.310 worked up and rightfully so. It was something. 00:05:32.370 --> 00:05:34.689 It had us all a little taken aback. I guess, 00:05:34.750 --> 00:05:37.689 can you speak to that message from the president 00:05:37.689 --> 00:05:40.009 and just from your vantage point of being in 00:05:40.009 --> 00:05:42.240 Washington, D .C., boots on the ground? certainly 00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:44.339 don't necessarily speak for the president. I 00:05:44.339 --> 00:05:47.220 can share a little bit of what I observed is 00:05:47.220 --> 00:05:49.899 sort of a bystander. You know, I think there 00:05:49.899 --> 00:05:52.939 were some comments made leading up to about a 00:05:52.939 --> 00:05:55.639 week and a half ago, the president had issued 00:05:55.639 --> 00:06:00.040 an ex post about looking at Argentina or made 00:06:00.040 --> 00:06:02.680 a comment, I can't really recall. But there was 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:05.560 a comment about perhaps considering imports pricing 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:09.160 might be too high. And there were responses, 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:12.620 many of your listeners I'm sure saw, and the 00:06:12.620 --> 00:06:15.379 response that the president then gave the following 00:06:15.379 --> 00:06:19.319 week to this sort of ripple effect online. I 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:21.560 actually totally, I think it's warranted on his 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:24.639 end. I would be frustrated too because if I'm 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:27.160 President Trump, I ran on closing the border 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:29.800 and I ran on groceries. That's very public. That's 00:06:29.800 --> 00:06:32.839 very out there. The administration worked tirelessly 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:35.579 earlier this year to lower the price of eggs 00:06:35.579 --> 00:06:38.220 because that had gone unharnessed under the prior 00:06:38.220 --> 00:06:40.980 administration. And so it's no surprise that 00:06:40.980 --> 00:06:43.439 when information was brought his way about beef 00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:45.279 prices, you know, on behalf of the consumer, 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:48.720 you know, he vowed to take a look. And if I'm 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:51.899 him, that shouldn't be news or surprising. The 00:06:51.899 --> 00:06:54.000 amount of work the president has done, you know, 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:58.060 he and I agree view himself as the most pro farmer, 00:06:58.139 --> 00:07:00.879 pro rancher president in history. And it's true 00:07:00.879 --> 00:07:02.680 if you look at his proven track rather, whether 00:07:02.680 --> 00:07:04.839 it's rewriting the Water City United States rule 00:07:04.839 --> 00:07:08.100 twice, delivering on the one big beautiful bill, 00:07:08.139 --> 00:07:10.720 you know, that's permanent death tax repeal. 00:07:10.860 --> 00:07:13.779 That's permanent section 179, expensing so many 00:07:13.779 --> 00:07:16.800 tools farmers and ranchers use. whether it's 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:19.839 the current USDA with DOJ looking into prices 00:07:19.839 --> 00:07:23.459 when it comes to inputs and consolidation. Like 00:07:23.459 --> 00:07:25.639 they are bent over backwards to help the American 00:07:25.639 --> 00:07:28.500 farmer rancher break. The prior administration 00:07:28.500 --> 00:07:31.500 thought that cattle ranching was a large contributor 00:07:31.500 --> 00:07:35.040 to climate change. They were not open to opening 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:37.800 up our public lands to increase grazing access. 00:07:38.220 --> 00:07:40.899 They focused on climate smart and clearly cattle 00:07:40.899 --> 00:07:43.180 probably didn't have a part of that. And so I 00:07:43.180 --> 00:07:45.379 would be frustrated too if I were the president 00:07:45.290 --> 00:07:47.970 that how come everything I've done is not, you 00:07:47.970 --> 00:07:51.100 know. being driven home and understood in farm 00:07:51.100 --> 00:07:53.839 country. Yeah. And I think coming from cattle 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:56.019 country, I can just say that I think a lot of 00:07:56.019 --> 00:07:58.519 the frustration is that for the first time in 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:00.879 a very long time, prices have been to a point 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:03.339 where producers can actually maybe pay down some 00:08:03.339 --> 00:08:05.480 debt, get their operating notes back squared 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:08.060 away. It's not like they're rolling in money 00:08:08.060 --> 00:08:10.439 because everything is high right now. Your inputs, 00:08:10.660 --> 00:08:12.899 your equipment, you know, all of these things 00:08:12.899 --> 00:08:15.300 that producers have to pay for. And so it's been 00:08:15.300 --> 00:08:17.060 a great time in the markets. It's given some 00:08:17.060 --> 00:08:20.680 optimism to cattle producers. But the reality 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:23.399 is, and it's in this USDA report, that since 00:08:23.399 --> 00:08:27.639 2017, the US has lost over 17 % of its cattle 00:08:27.639 --> 00:08:31.360 ranches, and that's more than 150 ,000 operations. 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:35.580 The herd is at a nationwide 75 -year low. And 00:08:35.580 --> 00:08:37.700 so we're looking at, there's so many reasons 00:08:37.700 --> 00:08:39.779 that we've gotten to this point, a lot of it 00:08:39.779 --> 00:08:42.860 being over -regulation that's been so burdensome, 00:08:42.940 --> 00:08:46.159 it's pushed producers off the land and out of 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:49.620 business. You know, if I look at the last administration, 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:52.659 everything was focused on climate smart policies 00:08:52.659 --> 00:08:55.019 that did nothing to keep producers on the land 00:08:55.019 --> 00:08:57.279 and beef on the dinner table and did a whole 00:08:57.279 --> 00:09:00.379 lot to just reallocate wealth to certain people 00:09:00.379 --> 00:09:03.039 using our taxpayer dollars to propel this Green 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:05.899 New Deal agenda. And so that's why I was really 00:09:05.899 --> 00:09:09.240 excited amidst the chaos that kind of had resulted 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:11.899 in the comments coming from the White House that 00:09:12.110 --> 00:09:14.909 the USDA and the Trump administration and Secretary 00:09:14.909 --> 00:09:18.049 Rollins have this very thoughtful plan that has 00:09:18.049 --> 00:09:20.210 come out to help strengthen the industry. And 00:09:20.210 --> 00:09:22.730 a lot of the talking points, if I look through 00:09:22.730 --> 00:09:24.509 it, really are things that we've been talking 00:09:24.509 --> 00:09:26.929 about and asking for for years and years. And 00:09:26.929 --> 00:09:30.230 so can you take some time to kind of unpack what's 00:09:30.230 --> 00:09:33.230 in this plan for producers? Of course. And to 00:09:33.230 --> 00:09:35.610 your point earlier, certainly understand that 00:09:35.610 --> 00:09:38.929 we've lost over 17 percent of our cattle ranchers. 00:09:38.929 --> 00:09:41.870 We are at a 75 year low as far as our heard. 00:09:42.190 --> 00:09:44.490 But I think the president, we can totally walk 00:09:44.490 --> 00:09:47.090 into them. And I think that's exactly what the 00:09:47.090 --> 00:09:49.250 president is thinking about doing. Clearly, Secretary 00:09:49.250 --> 00:09:52.110 Rollins is in lockstep with him on it. They did 00:09:52.110 --> 00:09:55.009 propose a U .S. plan to fortify the American 00:09:55.009 --> 00:09:58.110 beef supply and strengthen our farms and ranches 00:09:58.110 --> 00:10:00.590 and rebuilding capacity and lowering costs for 00:10:00.590 --> 00:10:02.970 consumers. They put that out at the same time 00:10:02.970 --> 00:10:06.070 as a lot of the chatter online was ramping up. 00:10:06.269 --> 00:10:08.730 And I don't want it to be lost on the American 00:10:08.730 --> 00:10:11.980 people. How much is really in this plan for our 00:10:11.980 --> 00:10:14.580 farmers and ranchers. To your point, the plan 00:10:14.580 --> 00:10:18.139 opens up public land access, millions of acres 00:10:18.139 --> 00:10:20.279 that's currently not being utilized to actually 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:23.659 be ranched and utilized by our cattlemen, which 00:10:23.659 --> 00:10:26.360 is super exciting. A lot of untapped assets there 00:10:26.360 --> 00:10:28.759 with vacant allotments and what have you. There's 00:10:28.759 --> 00:10:30.500 a lot of strong coordination with the Bureau 00:10:30.500 --> 00:10:32.740 of Land Management in doing that, which is great 00:10:32.740 --> 00:10:35.139 because they oversee those types of federal lands 00:10:35.139 --> 00:10:38.559 while USDA has four service lands. So great to 00:10:38.559 --> 00:10:41.340 see that collaboration there. The department 00:10:41.340 --> 00:10:44.120 has said that there's a joint effort between 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:47.139 HHS and USDA to collaborate on getting the next 00:10:47.139 --> 00:10:49.740 iteration of the dietary guidelines for Americans 00:10:49.740 --> 00:10:51.720 out there. That's something I know you followed. 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:55.120 I have to really closely and putting beef and 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:57.419 protein back in the center of those recommendations 00:10:57.419 --> 00:10:59.879 is huge. You know, they've been kind of on the 00:10:59.879 --> 00:11:02.600 fence with no pun when it came to those recommendations 00:11:02.600 --> 00:11:06.639 in recent years. There are efforts in the white 00:11:06.639 --> 00:11:10.990 paper that USDA put out to shore up local processing 00:11:10.990 --> 00:11:14.370 and help facilitate fewer regulatory hurdles 00:11:14.370 --> 00:11:17.789 to being able to process more locally. There 00:11:17.789 --> 00:11:21.590 is a transparency aspect of the plan. The U .S. 00:11:21.629 --> 00:11:23.629 Department of Agriculture under Secretary Ron's 00:11:23.629 --> 00:11:25.529 leadership is putting forward a product of the 00:11:25.529 --> 00:11:28.690 U .S. label, which is super exciting. I know 00:11:28.690 --> 00:11:31.409 folks have been asking a lot about origin labeling 00:11:31.409 --> 00:11:34.850 and AFPIs use on it recently. We certainly think 00:11:34.850 --> 00:11:37.070 customers should know if their products are America 00:11:37.070 --> 00:11:39.049 first and born, raised, slaughtered, processed. 00:11:39.149 --> 00:11:41.570 in the U .S., my gosh, it could be able to bear 00:11:41.570 --> 00:11:43.649 a label. So that is something super exciting 00:11:43.649 --> 00:11:45.450 they're gonna be putting forward. It looks like 00:11:45.450 --> 00:11:49.490 come January of next year. In addition to all 00:11:49.490 --> 00:11:52.710 of this, there are some actions to look at some 00:11:52.710 --> 00:11:56.129 ESA, Endangered Species Act reforms, at the Department 00:11:56.129 --> 00:12:00.450 of Interior and USDA are certainly, it appears 00:12:00.450 --> 00:12:02.929 their leadership sick of hearing from ranchers 00:12:02.929 --> 00:12:05.710 where their livestocks are being slaughtered 00:12:05.710 --> 00:12:08.350 by, and horses and pets, right, and community. 00:12:08.360 --> 00:12:11.299 are having to watch this, where predators, because 00:12:11.299 --> 00:12:13.299 they're protected under the Dangerous Species 00:12:13.299 --> 00:12:16.080 Act, are getting at their livelihoods. 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There's 00:14:40.860 --> 00:14:44.279 some opportunities for veteran owned ranches. 00:14:44.480 --> 00:14:46.419 And, you know, really at the end of the day, 00:14:46.419 --> 00:14:49.080 I love the transparency and the labeling and 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:51.919 just kind of the move to can we really promote 00:14:51.919 --> 00:14:54.559 and get market access in front of the consumer 00:14:54.559 --> 00:14:57.919 for America first beef and USA beef. And I think 00:14:57.919 --> 00:15:00.179 there's a lot of good in this. Now, I guess the 00:15:00.179 --> 00:15:02.200 question I have for you is with this government 00:15:02.200 --> 00:15:05.059 shutdown. What can we expect for like a timeline 00:15:05.059 --> 00:15:07.639 of some of this stuff rolling out? Is there any 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:10.360 information on the USDA site that people can 00:15:10.360 --> 00:15:12.259 access if they want to learn more about these 00:15:12.259 --> 00:15:14.860 programs? Or are we kind of in a waiting period 00:15:14.860 --> 00:15:17.379 of how this is actually going to roll out? Well, 00:15:17.399 --> 00:15:19.659 gosh, I hope we're at an inflection point where 00:15:19.659 --> 00:15:21.879 it's time for folks in the Senate to realize 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:24.559 the government needs to reopen. So hopefully 00:15:24.559 --> 00:15:27.100 not for too much longer. We're watching that 00:15:27.100 --> 00:15:29.600 closely. You know, the Office of Partnerships 00:15:29.600 --> 00:15:33.929 at USDA is designed for colder engagement. There 00:15:33.929 --> 00:15:37.929 are multiple mission areas working on this plan 00:15:37.929 --> 00:15:40.169 and implementation. I will say, while it's great 00:15:40.169 --> 00:15:43.190 that this was an opportunity for Secretary Rollins 00:15:43.190 --> 00:15:46.049 to apparently present this and the president, 00:15:46.350 --> 00:15:48.610 this very popular plan to the American public. 00:15:48.690 --> 00:15:50.450 I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these actions 00:15:50.450 --> 00:15:53.549 were already underway before the shutdown. And 00:15:53.549 --> 00:15:55.769 so I'm really excited after they reopen to see 00:15:55.769 --> 00:15:57.669 them come to fruition. Well, and I think this 00:15:57.669 --> 00:16:01.289 is another great continuation of really strong 00:16:01.070 --> 00:16:03.429 leadership coming from the Trump administration 00:16:03.429 --> 00:16:06.710 and Secretary Rollins. I have so appreciated 00:16:06.710 --> 00:16:09.769 their understanding and grasp of keeping our 00:16:09.769 --> 00:16:11.990 border closed, especially as it relates to New 00:16:11.990 --> 00:16:14.230 World Screwworm. Of course, USDA came out with 00:16:14.230 --> 00:16:16.970 their, you know, five -pronged approach to, to 00:16:16.970 --> 00:16:19.669 manage for that and protect our nation's cow 00:16:19.669 --> 00:16:21.710 herd. And I guess what I've been telling people 00:16:21.710 --> 00:16:24.169 is I've reviewed this plan and kind of heard 00:16:24.169 --> 00:16:26.590 all the chatter online following, you know, some 00:16:26.590 --> 00:16:28.610 of the president's comments and the purchase 00:16:28.610 --> 00:16:32.000 of more beef from Argentina. is that if we really 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:34.340 look at the big picture here, there's open lines 00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:36.580 of communications here. There's an opportunity 00:16:36.580 --> 00:16:39.820 to work with this administration to really get 00:16:39.820 --> 00:16:42.700 meaningful solutions coming into cattle country 00:16:42.700 --> 00:16:45.299 and keeping ranchers in business. And so I'm 00:16:45.299 --> 00:16:48.539 very grateful for Secretary Rawlins. And I guess 00:16:48.539 --> 00:16:51.500 the question for you is, what do producers need 00:16:51.500 --> 00:16:54.159 to know? You have had a great career working 00:16:54.159 --> 00:16:56.840 in Washington, D .C. You've had a lot of opportunities 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:59.659 to shape agricultural policy for the better. 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:01.539 I know you've worked on the dietary guidelines 00:17:01.539 --> 00:17:03.919 and a lot of great things that you've been a 00:17:03.919 --> 00:17:07.019 part of. What do you think ranchers need to know 00:17:07.019 --> 00:17:10.400 back in cattle country about DC? And do you have 00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:13.500 any advice for them of how to continue these 00:17:13.500 --> 00:17:16.779 conversations to continue to advocate for the 00:17:16.779 --> 00:17:19.440 beef cattle industry in a place where they are 00:17:19.440 --> 00:17:22.140 far, far away from? Well, I think you are an 00:17:22.140 --> 00:17:26.259 exemplary example of how to ensure that farmers 00:17:26.259 --> 00:17:28.880 are telling their story. and giving them a platform 00:17:28.880 --> 00:17:31.480 to share so that policies are written from the 00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:34.720 ground up, right? So my experience, and then 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:37.740 my experience with AFPI, as founded by Brooke 00:17:37.740 --> 00:17:40.720 Rollins, who's now obviously left us, is we are 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:43.720 America first. We are very strong believers in 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:46.920 a ground up policy when it comes to designing 00:17:46.920 --> 00:17:49.700 the agendas and policies that we pursue. And 00:17:49.700 --> 00:17:52.019 by your giving farmers and ranchers a platform 00:17:52.019 --> 00:17:55.079 to tell their story, it's huge. I think while 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:57.410 there have been a lot of lessons learned about 00:17:57.410 --> 00:18:00.829 social media pros and cons my goodness like farmers 00:18:00.829 --> 00:18:02.930 and ranchers are so busy y 'all don't have time 00:18:02.930 --> 00:18:05.450 to come to Washington all the time and put on 00:18:05.450 --> 00:18:08.450 your suits and come and roam the halls of Congress 00:18:08.450 --> 00:18:10.430 the federal government on the administration 00:18:10.430 --> 00:18:13.309 side all the time but you guys are using these 00:18:13.309 --> 00:18:16.170 platforms to your advantage to really show how 00:18:16.170 --> 00:18:18.869 farmers and ranchers are being impacted by the 00:18:18.869 --> 00:18:20.769 policies they're seeing out of Washington and 00:18:20.769 --> 00:18:24.549 it is working from the Andy Henry case to this 00:18:24.549 --> 00:18:27.650 plan that a lot of groups, ranchers, upper Midwestern 00:18:27.650 --> 00:18:29.190 ranchers. They've been working on a lot of these 00:18:29.190 --> 00:18:31.849 policies for a long time. Clearly that is being 00:18:31.849 --> 00:18:35.589 heard loud and clear by the current administration. 00:18:35.990 --> 00:18:37.890 And so I really want to applaud folks like you 00:18:37.890 --> 00:18:41.049 for providing a platform for folks back home 00:18:41.049 --> 00:18:43.069 in your neck of the woods to be able to share 00:18:43.069 --> 00:18:45.549 what is needed from their policymakers here in 00:18:45.549 --> 00:18:48.079 DC. It's huge. Yeah. Well, I just got to say 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:49.900 it's a breath of fresh air to finally be able 00:18:49.900 --> 00:18:52.480 to talk about, I don't know, cattle grazing and 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:54.460 making sure cattle are on the range instead of 00:18:54.460 --> 00:18:57.039 worrying about cow farts and some of that nonsense. 00:18:57.579 --> 00:19:00.440 So thank you for explaining this plan to us, 00:19:00.539 --> 00:19:02.319 Tate. I really think this is going to be exciting 00:19:02.319 --> 00:19:05.299 to see some of these policies roll out. Yes, 00:19:05.380 --> 00:19:08.000 ma 'am. And happy to do an update once folks 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:10.059 are a little bit further down the line. But again, 00:19:10.099 --> 00:19:11.779 I think they've been working on these policies. 00:19:12.359 --> 00:19:14.420 I wouldn't be surprised. I don't speak for the 00:19:14.420 --> 00:19:16.279 administration. 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They 00:20:58.160 --> 00:21:02.720 have a 175 -year -old, 21 -acre livestock operation 00:21:02.720 --> 00:21:05.660 in Middlesex County down in New Jersey, and they 00:21:05.660 --> 00:21:09.119 had declined a $25 million development offer 00:21:09.119 --> 00:21:12.160 to preserve their family farm. there was going 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:15.220 to be a affordable housing project going in there 00:21:15.220 --> 00:21:18.680 and they said no. And Andy Henry had caught the 00:21:18.680 --> 00:21:23.180 attention of Secretary Rollins and the USDA and 00:21:23.180 --> 00:21:25.980 we have good news on this benchmark court battle 00:21:25.980 --> 00:21:29.960 case. So tell us. What happened here and how 00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:33.119 is the Henry family doing now? Well, we had excellent 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:37.380 news to report last week. AFPI has our robust 00:21:37.380 --> 00:21:39.859 New Jersey chapter that was just as excited. 00:21:40.279 --> 00:21:42.680 Andy Henry's farm will no longer be subject to 00:21:42.680 --> 00:21:44.839 imminent domain. Two things are kind of taking 00:21:44.839 --> 00:21:47.799 place here. One, I think the state did find an 00:21:47.799 --> 00:21:50.740 alternative site for the affordable housing plan, 00:21:50.799 --> 00:21:52.960 meaning they will no longer need to subject his 00:21:52.960 --> 00:21:56.500 farm as 175 year old a farm to imminent domain 00:21:56.500 --> 00:21:59.990 and then separate. I know the USDA had actually, 00:22:00.150 --> 00:22:02.970 through Secretary Ron's leadership, invited Scott 00:22:02.970 --> 00:22:06.589 Turner, Ed Wingren, the Secretary of Agriculture 00:22:06.589 --> 00:22:09.190 from the state of New Jersey, and then Commissioner 00:22:09.190 --> 00:22:11.549 Suarez, Scott Turner, one of his counterparts 00:22:11.549 --> 00:22:14.950 there in New Jersey, up to headquarters to discuss 00:22:14.950 --> 00:22:17.150 not only what was announced, but other ways to 00:22:17.150 --> 00:22:20.220 preserve the farm. just shy of a month ago about. 00:22:20.640 --> 00:22:22.559 We actually had Andy Henry during his trip here 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:24.420 in our office and spend a little bit of time 00:22:24.420 --> 00:22:27.500 with him just to spitball different ways we as 00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:30.180 a think tank could be helpful. And lo and behold, 00:22:30.539 --> 00:22:33.099 it was announced this last week that an alternative 00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:35.539 site was found. They're additionally working 00:22:35.539 --> 00:22:37.539 on other ways to preserve his farm. So this doesn't 00:22:37.539 --> 00:22:40.740 happen to him again in the future. And the biggest 00:22:40.740 --> 00:22:42.819 takeaway, the neatest thing about Andy Henry, 00:22:42.900 --> 00:22:44.740 and I know you've covered others in his story 00:22:44.740 --> 00:22:47.740 before, is he's so humble and his biggest takeaways. 00:22:47.789 --> 00:22:51.170 He does not want this to happen to other farmers. 00:22:51.329 --> 00:22:53.609 He is so proud that his legacy will be getting 00:22:53.609 --> 00:22:56.450 to work with Secretary Rollins on a larger plan 00:22:56.450 --> 00:22:59.750 to ensure that lawfare like this. that you've 00:22:59.750 --> 00:23:02.529 covered for some time now, Amanda, is no longer 00:23:02.529 --> 00:23:04.849 systemic state government, federal government, 00:23:04.849 --> 00:23:08.089 and he's just happy to play a part in fighting 00:23:08.089 --> 00:23:10.009 this off for future farmers. So I just think 00:23:10.009 --> 00:23:12.549 that is so cool. I've noticed that in other stories 00:23:12.549 --> 00:23:14.589 I've covered too, and in fact, my own battle 00:23:14.589 --> 00:23:16.829 here in South Dakota with eminent domain and 00:23:16.829 --> 00:23:19.750 a carbon pipeline. But even if a farm family 00:23:19.750 --> 00:23:22.190 had, like in our case, the route was moved and 00:23:22.190 --> 00:23:24.509 it got off their land, they cared just as much 00:23:24.509 --> 00:23:27.049 about their neighbors having to go through a 00:23:27.049 --> 00:23:29.480 similar nightmare. And, you know, in all this 00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:32.960 talk, I see probably more on a local or state 00:23:32.960 --> 00:23:35.380 level, but politicians talking about economic 00:23:35.380 --> 00:23:37.920 development and, you know, it's taxpayer funded 00:23:37.920 --> 00:23:40.059 economic development. And the one thing I always 00:23:40.059 --> 00:23:42.579 want to say is, you know, these farms, the land 00:23:42.579 --> 00:23:46.720 is our business. We are already in economic development 00:23:46.720 --> 00:23:49.460 in our own right. And so it becomes almost a 00:23:49.460 --> 00:23:51.740 mob rule situation if someone bigger and stronger 00:23:51.740 --> 00:23:53.839 and more powerful than you can come in and say, 00:23:53.940 --> 00:23:56.440 I can do better. I can make more money than you 00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:58.980 on that property than you. You can, but I was, 00:23:59.160 --> 00:24:02.000 oh, my heart was just so happy. I was down at 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:04.480 that cattle sale in Kentucky and just randomly 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:07.420 got the news that secretary Brooke Rollins had 00:24:07.420 --> 00:24:10.180 tweeted or she'd posted on X. I'm so pleased 00:24:10.180 --> 00:24:12.339 to announce that the Henry farm has officially 00:24:12.339 --> 00:24:15.720 been saved. God bless America. After months of 00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:18.599 bipartisan federal and state collaboration, the 00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:20.640 state of New Jersey has secured an agreement 00:24:20.640 --> 00:24:23.980 that would spare the 175 year old Henry family 00:24:23.980 --> 00:24:26.279 farm from the state's affordable housing plan. 00:24:26.640 --> 00:24:29.480 Further efforts are also underway by USDA and 00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:32.160 the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to protect 00:24:32.160 --> 00:24:35.339 this prime farmland in perpetuity. I look forward 00:24:35.339 --> 00:24:37.960 to continuing the nonstop work with Andy's team 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:40.140 and the New Jersey Government Administration 00:24:40.140 --> 00:24:43.079 to ensure these plans are fully effectuated. 00:24:43.440 --> 00:24:45.960 A war against Andy's family farm is a war against 00:24:45.960 --> 00:24:49.039 all farms. This is why USDA is finalizing plans 00:24:49.039 --> 00:24:52.079 to end systemic lawfare and weaponization of 00:24:52.079 --> 00:24:55.279 government against American agriculture no more. 00:24:55.849 --> 00:24:58.309 victory is more than one farmer's triumph. It's 00:24:58.309 --> 00:25:01.230 a reminder that rural America still stands tall, 00:25:01.630 --> 00:25:03.910 rooted in grit, faith, and the timeless bond 00:25:03.910 --> 00:25:07.289 between people and the soil. Defending America's 00:25:07.289 --> 00:25:09.890 farmers should be a top priority for every American. 00:25:10.230 --> 00:25:12.470 Thank you to all of those who supported the effort 00:25:12.470 --> 00:25:15.849 to defend Henry's family farm, including America 00:25:15.849 --> 00:25:18.710 Unwon, John Rich, Amanda Radke, and many others. 00:25:18.990 --> 00:25:21.250 To every farmer out there, hold fast, protect 00:25:21.250 --> 00:25:23.710 your land, preserve our way of life. The heart 00:25:23.710 --> 00:25:29.930 of the countryside beats So this was a really 00:25:29.930 --> 00:25:33.069 exciting post to see on X and people across the 00:25:33.069 --> 00:25:35.750 country are really so excited. And so one of 00:25:35.750 --> 00:25:38.690 the things that she had said in her X post was 00:25:38.690 --> 00:25:41.430 to every farmer out there, hold fast, protect 00:25:41.430 --> 00:25:44.049 your land, preserve our way of life. And so are 00:25:44.049 --> 00:25:46.069 they hearing from other producers across the 00:25:46.069 --> 00:25:49.240 country that are going through similar? I know 00:25:49.240 --> 00:25:51.119 she was instrumental in helping with the Maude 00:25:51.119 --> 00:25:53.700 family as well in South Dakota. You know, I would 00:25:53.700 --> 00:25:56.660 think so. They did set up a portal, a lawfare 00:25:56.660 --> 00:25:59.559 tip line. I believe after the Maude family, which 00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:02.279 you reported on so diligently after they had 00:26:02.279 --> 00:26:04.140 that celebration with them on the front steps 00:26:04.140 --> 00:26:06.799 of USDA, I'd imagine they're getting a ton of 00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:09.839 tips through there. I know separately at AFPI, 00:26:09.900 --> 00:26:12.440 the America First Policy Institute, we do take 00:26:12.440 --> 00:26:14.279 a hard look at some of these individual cases 00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:17.160 on our own. It seems to be some interest here 00:26:17.160 --> 00:26:20.099 as far. in America First Agenda. Clearly in her 00:26:20.099 --> 00:26:22.440 ex post, there's clear interest to prioritize 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:26.299 these cases and maybe formalize a plan. It looks 00:26:26.299 --> 00:26:29.500 like she alluded to address systematically some 00:26:29.500 --> 00:26:32.039 of the issues, the over -criminalization, whether 00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:34.880 it's civil or criminal penalties, some of the 00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:37.160 other weaponization of government tools they've 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:39.380 used, try to end some of those prospectively 00:26:39.380 --> 00:26:41.779 moving forward so that there's no longer a culture 00:26:41.779 --> 00:26:44.630 of that. Ideally, I'm hoping that's what she's 00:26:44.630 --> 00:26:47.049 alluding to. That sure could be a great legacy 00:26:47.049 --> 00:26:49.269 issue for this administration, my goodness, just 00:26:49.269 --> 00:26:51.509 to take a fine look. And it's been so refreshing 00:26:51.509 --> 00:26:54.769 to see them dig in on individual cases. I'm sure 00:26:54.769 --> 00:26:56.990 Andy Henry never thought he would be meeting 00:26:56.990 --> 00:26:59.349 at the U .S. Department of Agriculture with two 00:26:59.349 --> 00:27:02.069 different cabinet secretaries about his farm. 00:27:02.269 --> 00:27:04.470 That just speaks to the character of the current 00:27:04.470 --> 00:27:06.710 administration and really digging in, rolling 00:27:06.710 --> 00:27:09.470 up their sleeves to help real families and preserve 00:27:09.470 --> 00:27:12.529 prime American farmland. Absolutely. I couldn't 00:27:12.529 --> 00:27:14.390 have said it better. And as we run out of time 00:27:14.390 --> 00:27:16.369 on today's show, I just want to thank you for 00:27:16.369 --> 00:27:18.690 your time today, your energy and passion towards 00:27:18.690 --> 00:27:21.009 helping family farms and ranches and everything 00:27:21.009 --> 00:27:23.950 that AFPI does. And thank you to Secretary Rollins 00:27:23.950 --> 00:27:27.190 as well for having a heart to listen to independent 00:27:27.190 --> 00:27:29.309 producers across this country and being willing 00:27:29.309 --> 00:27:31.569 to fight for them and keep them on the land and 00:27:31.569 --> 00:27:33.990 keep this nation free and fed. Until next time, 00:27:34.009 --> 00:27:36.430 I'm Amanda Radke. We'll see you next week on 00:27:36.430 --> 00:27:38.710 the heart of rural America. While I've got you 00:27:38.710 --> 00:27:41.250 here, I would love to invite you to check out 00:27:41.250 --> 00:27:45.359 my website, amandaradkey .com. Each week I share 00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:48.920 my column, this podcast, and new items to shop 00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:52.039 for farm and ranch families, including my children's 00:27:52.039 --> 00:27:55.519 books that celebrate agriculture. Use code dusty 00:27:55.519 --> 00:27:59.619 trail to save 15 % on your next purchase. Thank 00:27:59.619 --> 00:28:01.960 you from the bottom of my heart for supporting 00:28:01.960 --> 00:28:05.240 my small business and for your continued support 00:28:05.240 --> 00:28:07.940 and keeping me on the road fighting for farm 00:28:07.940 --> 00:28:10.880 and ranch families. I'm thankful to each and 00:28:10.880 --> 00:28:13.480 every one of you who tune into this show each 00:28:13.480 --> 00:28:16.859 week. New episodes drop every Wednesday, so be 00:28:16.859 --> 00:28:19.460 sure to subscribe, share, and leave a review 00:28:19.460 --> 00:28:21.660 to let me know how you're liking the content 00:28:21.660 --> 00:28:24.559 and our guests. Until the next time we meet on 00:28:24.559 --> 00:28:27.859 the dusty trail, I'm Amanda Radke and this is 00:28:27.859 --> 00:28:29.619 the heart of rural America.