Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley was named the Agriculture Retailers Association’s Legislator of the Year. The annual award is presented to a member, or members, of Congress who champion legislation important to the agricultural retail industry and presented during the organizations board of directors and committee meetings in Washington, D.C. President and CEO of the association says they are grateful for Grassley’s dedication and continued support of the agricultural industry. Grassley says he is honored to receive the award. “I’m a family farmer. And I understand what every farmer has understood for generations,” Grassley says. “Our way of life and our livelihoods depend on protecting Earth’s natural resources. That includes the water we drink, the air we breathe and the soil in which we grow our food. It impacts our families and neighbors, 365 days a year. It’s a fact of life that our stewardship decisions affect our way of life and our livelihoods.”
