Farm Journal news director John Herath fills in for Chip Flory this morning for a conversation with Dan Younggren, president of the American Sugar Beet Growers Association. Dan describes the pressing issues facing sugar beet farmers after a poor harvest. Then Mike Steenhoek, executive director at Soy Transportation Coalition, gives his impressions of President Trump's state of the union address and optimism for improving America' infrastructure.

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