This week’s Open Mic guest is Alisha Schwertner, Chairwoman of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. The next generation of producers faces the growing pains of assuming or building an operation on thin margins while navigating many other challenges. Schwertner is a wife and mother of three, works in the ag industry and is an integral part of her family farming operation. The Texan believes there are opportunities for young farmers and ranchers to influence others on the positives of today’s agriculture and build a bridge of trust about how and where their food comes from, the work that’s being done to protect and nurture the environment, and efforts to feed the hungry through Harvest for All.