Mental Health, Anxiety, and High Performance

Rarely do I have a post I want to write – and know what I want the body of it to say – but do not know how to start it. In this case it…

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A Win For Rural America? Broadband & Telework

One of the last “official” appointments I had in the public policy space was a two year stent on the Federal Communication Commission Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force. I served on the “Adoption and Jobs”…

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Farmer Spokesperson 101

How does someone who avoided classes that required public speaking become a farmer spokesperson? Well, I can’t tell you exactly how I evolved from a non-public speaker to a passionate public speaker and media spokesperson.…

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China TRQ and Phase 1

For the wheat industry, China presents one of our most complex trade policy issues. It also presents one of our greatest opportunities. I have been working for months to break down the issue into a…

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Turning a local problem into effective policy

One of the most common questions we get as leaders of a commodity organization is simple: what is the value for members? What do we do for the producers in our area? For our Montana…

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