Don Batie

“There's a lot of other issues besides agriculture.”

Don Batie · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Batie, a retired corn and soybean farmer, explained that agriculture is not the only issue driving voters' decisions.

“It just wasn't going to work now,”

Don Batie · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Batie explained that he had to abandon his longtime dream of passing his 400-acre farm to his daughter due to economic pressures.

“I knew things hadn't been good,”

Don Batie · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Batie, who retired from farming last year, described his realization after crunching the numbers that passing on his farm would not work.