08/25/2026
Yesterday I got up at 5am, worked 6 to 4:30, and left home in Highland at 5:30 to be up in Vassar at 7:30pm to door knock last night. Plopped a couple signs in yards, shook some hands, but more importantly I met a sugar beet farmer who's been struggling. We talked about fertilizer, diesel, the cost of machinery and equipment, land prices, getting more younger people into farming (he's 30 and I'm almost 35), how to keep and expand American farming instead of constantly importing, and eventually we ended up exchanging numbers. I'll be reaching back out to him later today to discuss more.
I also do want to wish Lisa McClain best of luck today with her Dinner on the Farm event in Vassar. I'll be in Springfield Township tonight for their Data Center ordinance meeting, after I meet with the UAW about bringing manufacturing back of course. Tomorrow is family day, and Thursday I'm back up in Tuscola County for... a surprise ๐
See you tonight in Springfield.