[A]ttaching a political label to [agriculture] means we lose the opportunity to have meaningful connections and conversations based on fact. … I support evidence based practices in agriculture. This means I support genetic engineering (GMOs), am honest about how farmers are working to be more sustainable, and I also support organic farms.

The second you say “genetically modified” or “climate,” people assume they know which side of the political fence you’re on.

I care deeply about the ag industry and the people behind it. My goal is to share the voice of ag to a wider audience. That doesn’t make me a pawn for one political party or the other. It simply makes me a person trying to share the truth about ag and your food.

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Let’s stop making every statement someone says about labels and assuming things we think we know; instead let’s work together to create an industry that is rooted in facts, not fear.

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