Local Corn Growers president gains policy insight
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Kelsey and Mike Bergen were able to attend the Nebraska Corn Grower’s Association D.C. Leadership Mission in early February, where they met with Nebraska delegation and gained helpful insight on ag policy affecting their home state.
Washington, D.C., has long been the hub for policy -- foreign and domestic. It also happens to be a center of American history.
Hamilton County Corn Growers President Mike Bergen has recently returned from a trip to the nation’s capital. The first-generation farmer spent his time there diving deep into current issues predominantly facing corn growers in Nebraska.
“We went to Washington, D.C., in the first week of February with the Nebraska Corn Grower’s Association D.C. leadership mission,” Bergen explained.
Both he and his wife, Kelsey, were able to attend the five-day trip and take in all it had to offer.
“Part of the trip was (meeting) with our elected representatives from Nebraska both on the House and the Senate,” he added. “We broke into three different groups out of the 12 participants… then we would break up to go visit (everyone).”
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