(13 May 2025)
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Waverly, Minnesota – 8 May 2025
1. Dan Glessing standing on top of a seed tender
2. View of neighboring farm
3. Glessing hoisting his Corgi dog into tractor UPSOUND (English): “George come on.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
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“My grandpa grew up in this house. And then moved when he got married to the farm we’re at now. And this his youngest brother farmed on this farm here.”
5. Various Glessing driving tractor with planter in tow
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
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“I’m thinking it’s gonna be the best crop ever. It’s just the eternal optimist of farmers.”
7. Glessing adjusting planter
8. Aerial of tractor planting field
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
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“There is that question of everything you’re doing when you put this crop in. Is that return on investment there. That goes through my mind as well.”
10. Tractor planting field
11. Aerial of tractor planting field
12. Various Glessing driving tractor
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
“Yes, I’m worried about the tariffs to a point. But there again, duration and the exemptions are probably the most–that’ll dictate how concerned I am.”
14. Various Glessing loading planter with soybeans
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
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“What I’m looking for would be good a trade deal with trading partners that really is free and fair.”
16. Various Glessing starting tractor with his dog UPSOUND (English): “Alright George, your ready?”
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
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“The uncertainty is kind of like, eh, gets ‘em a little nervous. But really the wait and see how long is this gonna last? I think if this goes on for a long time, they’ll be quite apprehensive. Especially as we start to get into making those decision for next year’s crop. If things aren’t resolved by then I think there’s going to be a lot more apprehension.”
18. Tractor planting field
19. Aerial of tractor planting
STORYLINE:
SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
“My grandpa grew up in this house. And then moved when he got married to the farm we’re at now. And this his youngest brother farmed on this farm here.”
DAN GLESSING’S FAMILY HAS BEEN FARMING THIS LAND IN WESTERN MINNESOTA FOR GENERATIONS.
TODAY HE’S PLANTING SOYBEANS THAT HE HOPES WILL BE A BUMPER CROP THIS FALL.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
“I’m thinking it’s gonna be the best crop ever. It’s just the eternal optimist of farmers.”
BUT A TRADE WAR LAUNCHED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ADDED A NEW LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY TO A WAY OF LIFE WHERE SUCCESS OR FAILURE CAN DEPEND ON THE WEATHER.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
“There is that question of everything you’re doing when you put this crop in. Is the return on investment there? That goes through my mind as well.”
MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF U.S. SOYBEANS ARE EXPORTED INTERNATIONALLY, WITH ABOUT HALF OF THOSE GOING TO CHINA.
SOYBEAN PRICES PLUMMETED IN A TRADE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES BACK IN 2018, DURING TRUMP’S FIRST TERM.
A TEMPORARY FEDERAL SUBSIDY HELPED FARMERS MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.
SO FAR, GLESSING SAYS THE NEW TARIFFS HAVEN’T HAD A HUGE EFFECT ON SOYBEAN PRICES.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Glessing, Minnesota Farm Bureau president:
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