Ag-related layoffs have occurred during a prolonged period of economic hardship

The downturn in the ag economy is causing ripple effects throughout the farm sector. In Iowa, it has resulted in not only a loss of jobs in the state, but also $1.5 billion in value-added economy activity.

Economist Christopher Pudenz with the Iowa Farm Bureau spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on some of the recent findings, ag-related layoffs, and Iowa’s ag output.