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Going Public: Missouri Farm Bureau Board Member Barry Bean Talks Strain On Agricultural Industry

Abby Wendle, Harvest Public Media

 

Farmers have faced challenges the past couple of years, from the trade war to the current pandemic putting a strain on the industry.

Barry Bean is a board member of the Missouri Farm Bureau and a cotton farmer. He’s president of Bean and Bean Cotton Company. KRCU’s Clayton Hester spoke with Bean about the economic pressures facing the industry today.