April Hemmes

But no.

But no.

I knew it was coming. Here it was. I never answer that question.

I knew it was coming. Here it was. I never answer that question.

I have been asked that question every single time I'm interviewed. And my answer is, it doesn't matter who I voted for. We have them for a president. And farmers tend not to look back. We like to look forward, you know. And I just wish the instability of everything right now is probably what bothers me more than anything. You know, I worry about the what. What's the weather going to do?

I have been asked that question every single time I'm interviewed. And my answer is, it doesn't matter who I voted for. We have them for a president. And farmers tend not to look back. We like to look forward, you know. And I just wish the instability of everything right now is probably what bothers me more than anything. You know, I worry about the what. What's the weather going to do?

What are the markets going to do? What's going to do next for tariffs? But we need, especially in agriculture, quite honestly, in any industry, in order to plan everything. We need some kind of stability.

What are the markets going to do? What's going to do next for tariffs? But we need, especially in agriculture, quite honestly, in any industry, in order to plan everything. We need some kind of stability.

Absolutely not. And not just in agriculture, but in the bond market, in the stock market, everywhere. So it's hard for businesses such as farming or any other business to plan when we don't know if we're going to have a market to go to, you know. So I think... I hope. Let me put it this way. I hope. At the end of the day, they get together sooner rather than later.

Absolutely not. And not just in agriculture, but in the bond market, in the stock market, everywhere. So it's hard for businesses such as farming or any other business to plan when we don't know if we're going to have a market to go to, you know. So I think... I hope. Let me put it this way. I hope. At the end of the day, they get together sooner rather than later.

And whether it's Xi and Trump or whoever, they get together and figure something out and say, let's start working on this. Because not doing anything isn't helping anyone.

And whether it's Xi and Trump or whoever, they get together and figure something out and say, let's start working on this. Because not doing anything isn't helping anyone.

Yeah, no, he he retired several years ago. So I don't get to chat. I don't get to see Honorable Mr. President Bien anymore. And and I haven't I have seen a couple of buyers that live in Iowa.

Yeah, no, he he retired several years ago. So I don't get to chat. I don't get to see Honorable Mr. President Bien anymore. And and I haven't I have seen a couple of buyers that live in Iowa.

Yeah, yeah, because they live in Iowa or at different events and things like that.

Yeah, yeah, because they live in Iowa or at different events and things like that.

You know, they're the same way. You know, they just want that market there. They want to not worry about the unknown, you know. And I think we all expected tariffs to come back. but not to the extent that they have been. And just in the past, I know the Chinese will dig in their heels, and I wonder how long the American public will dig in theirs.

You know, they're the same way. You know, they just want that market there. They want to not worry about the unknown, you know. And I think we all expected tariffs to come back. but not to the extent that they have been. And just in the past, I know the Chinese will dig in their heels, and I wonder how long the American public will dig in theirs.

Quite honestly? Yeah. We don't know. Other farmers I've talked to are a wait and see, let's wait and see. You know, some think they're going to go broke tomorrow. Here's what I do on my farm. I plan for the worst and hope for the best. And that's quite honestly what I did last year. I think more than anything, my inputs are going to rise, which they're already very high.

Quite honestly? Yeah. We don't know. Other farmers I've talked to are a wait and see, let's wait and see. You know, some think they're going to go broke tomorrow. Here's what I do on my farm. I plan for the worst and hope for the best. And that's quite honestly what I did last year. I think more than anything, my inputs are going to rise, which they're already very high.