Sugar Growes Meet Elected Officials on Capitol Hill

With a five-year Farm Bill now two years overdue, sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers from across the country are in Washington, DC, this week to tell Congress they need a new Farm Bill as soon as possible. This is Gus Hasbargen’s first time participating in the annual fly-in meetings organized by the American Sugar Alliance. Farmers like the Hasbargen family need a strong safety net to keep their family farming legacies alive

Learn more about sugar production in America and why sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers like Gus Hasbargen need a strong Farm Bill by visiting Sugar Alliance dot org.

Source: ASA