[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 183 (Saturday, October 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S6419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          Iowa Harvest Season

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Across Iowa this weekend, farmers will be in their 
fields as they continue the 2020 harvest season. Iowa farmers have now 
harvested all but about 10 percent of our soybeans and 30 percent of 
our corn.
  Because I am in Washington, DC, this weekend with the confirmation of 
Judge Barrett, I won't be able to give my social media followers my 
weekly update on the 2020 hashtag ``CornWatch'' or hashtag 
``SoybeanWatch'' series from the Grassley farm. The purpose of this 
weekly series is to give people who have never stepped foot on a farm 
an idea of the complexities that go into planning, growing, and 
harvesting a bountiful crop.
  Between COVID-19 supply chain disruptions, drought, and a derecho, 
the 86,000 Iowa farm families have faced one of the most challenging 
years in recent memory. Farmers are only 2 percent of the population, 
but they provide food, fuel, and fiber for the other 98 percent.
  I want to send my best wishes to farmers and their families as we are 
nearing the final stretch of the harvest season.
  I yield the floor.