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Podcast: Tractors And Troubadours
Episode: Ep. 5: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, NCBA President-Elect Don Schiefelbein, U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Dan Halstrom, Christmas music
Description: On this episode, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh talks about the impact the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act could have on rural America and what the Department of Labor is doing to address labor shortages in agriculture. Also, we talk with NCBA President-Elect Don Schiefelbein about the state of the cattle industry heading into 2022, and we preview the upcoming NCBA convention. U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Dan Halstrom discusses the opportunities to grow markets for beef, pork and lamb abroad and Ray Bohacz is talking diesel engines in this week’s “Bushels and Cents.” Also featur...