Darin Von Ruden is the President of the Wisconsin Farmers Union and he joins the show once a month to update us on everything going on in the farming world. Today, we're talking tariffs, bail outs and a future that looks dark for our agriculture community, but our Ag Secretary has another "elegant solution". He also tells us how the government shutdown is affecting them and the tough choices his family need to make. For today's Audio Sorbet with offer a side of gripe: why do people send pictures of their injuries and scars? And to round out the show, let's get to This Shouldn't Be Thing - We Left A Note Edition.

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