Your article about the “leader” of the National Corn Growers Association (Aug. 3) tells a lot about where family farmers stand in this economy. According to the article, Jon Doggett, CEO of NCGA, has never raised a bushel of corn himself. Leaving his home ranch in Montana, he’s been in Washington, D.C. since 1988 working for the National Cattlemen’s Association and the Farm Bureau.
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