Nebraska Farmers Are Hurting. Could It Change the Election? | John Hansen

President Trump came to Nebraska promising relief for farmers, including a temporary break on taxes tied to red-dyed diesel. But how much will it actually help?

John Hansen, president of the Nebraska Farmers Union, returns to The Dan Parsons Show to explain what the diesel action really means, and why Nebraska agriculture is facing its worst financial downturn since the farm crisis of the 1980s.

We also dig into tariffs and trade, the stalled Farm Bill, rising input costs and what frustration in rural Nebraska could mean for some of the state’s biggest races with Election Day approaching.

Hansen argues that farmers have been taken for granted politically, and that economic pressure could create an opening for candidates who normally struggle in rural Nebraska.

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