A U.S. Senator from Minnesota is seeking direct aid for the turkey, biofuels, and processing sectors in the next coronavirus assistance package.

Tina Smith is a Democrat and member of the Senate Ag Committee.

“I’ve been working with the Minnesota turkey producers to make sure that independent turkey producers can be a part of the USDA aid. That hasn’t happened.”

The first-term Senator is running for re-election in November and participated in a Minnesota Farmfest virtual candidate forum with Republican opponent Jason Lewis Tuesday.

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