USDA Pulls Employees from Crop Tour Following Threat

Farmer angst spread to Pro Farmer’s Midwest Crop Tour Wednesday.  The USDA pulled all personnel from the tour after an angry farmer allegedly threatened a USDA employee over the phone.  Pro Farmer says the threat reported on the western leg of the tour was not from a tour scout or farmer that attended a crop tour meeting.

The threat was reported to local authorities, and Pro Farmer announced additional security measures for the remainder of the event.  Officials did not announce the nature of the threat, or who was threatened.  Federal Protective Services are investigating the incident.

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