Sen. Tina Smith opens discussions with Minnesota farmers ahead of farm bill talks

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith visited the Minnesota Corn Growers Association in Burnsville Wednesday to meet with agriculture lobbies — from pork and soybean to poultry and dairy — to break ground on discussions for the upcoming farm bill. Reauthorizing the nation’s top investment into nutrition and farm products, a twice-a-decade gauntlet in Washington, drew out…