Welcome to another day at the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention live from San Antonio. I want to give a shout out thank you to Case IH for being the sponsor of the media work room this year and to Monsanto for sponsoring our wonderful media reception last night. I’m in our general session room getting caught up on some things that include interviews I conducted yesterday. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will address the convention later this morning and I’ll have his speech and press conference for you afterward.
In the photo Jeff Nalley, Cromwell Ag Network, interviews Bob Young, AFBF Chief Economist. After Jeff completed his interview I took my turn and used ZimmGlass to conduct the interview. This is my first interview using Google Glass and I learned a few things. Bob speaks very softly and we had more background noise than I thought but it works.
I asked Bob about AFBF priorities in 2014 and of course the farm bill is right there at the top. Bob says that Farm Bureau members and staff continue to work with legislators to foster better understanding of farming today and to help them reach an agreement that is good for all. Listen in to learn more about what’s going on with AFBF right now.