Feedstuffs in Focus

What does Biden's infrastructure bill hold for agriculture?

Episode Summary

Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition discusses the latest wrangling in Washington over President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal.

Episode Notes

President Biden has proposed a massive investment in U.S. infrastructure as part of his policy agenda, asking Congress to fund $2 trillion in a wide-ranging set of investments from roads, bridges, and waterways to electrification, broadband, and healthcare. But with a sharply-divided Congress, which – if any – of the President’s proposals will move forward?

Earlier this week at World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, we caught up with Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition about the infrastructure bill, and the latest wrangling over the package in Washington.

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