U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek, a Democrat from Council Bluffs, says there’s what he calls a “farmageddon” in rural America due to the the failure of the U-S Senate to pass a new Farm Bill and the trade war that’s hurt corn and soybean farmers.
Turek made his comments at a farm south of Clarinda, as members of a “Farmers for Turek” coalition gathered to endorse his primary campaign against fellow Democrat Zach Wahls.
Turek, who’s been elected to two terms in the Iowa House of Representatives, says it’s time for the U.S. Senate to vote to allow nationwide, year-round sales of E-15.
The E-15 bill passed the U-S House earlier this month. Turek is competing for the chance to face Republican frontrunner Ashley Hinson in the General Election for the seat currently held by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst. Jim Carlin of Sergeant Bluff, a Republican who started his campaign for the U.S. Senate nearly a year ago, is running against Hinson in the Primary.
