The 98th American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting came to a close yesterday after the voting delegate session where members set policy for the coming year.
Delegates approved policy resolutions on a number of issues including crop insurance, the inclusion of food assistance in the upcoming farm bill, school nutrition, biotechnology, energy and more. Delegates passed a special resolution urging Congress to enact swift, meaningful and strongly bipartisan regulatory reform.
“The actions taken today by our farmer and rancher delegates from across the nation represent the culmination of our year-long grassroots policy process,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall, during his closing press conference. “It also provides us a roadmap for actions AFBF will take to implement our policies throughout this year, and I am optimistic about those prospects.”
Delegates also elected members to serve as board and committee leaders for the organization in the coming year.
Listen to President Duvall’s closing press conference here: #AFBF17 Closing Press Conference