During their annual meeting in Honolulu, delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting approved its policy for the coming year. In doing so, delegates said national farm policy should be rewritten this year. The farmers and ranchers endorsed a multi-pronged policy proposal, including a provision for catastrophic revenue loss protection that works with a flexible range of crop insurance products, as well as amending the current farm bill’s marketing loan provisions to better reflect market values.
The adopted policy calls for a farm bill that – provides strong and effective safety net and risk management programs that do not guarantee a profit and minimizes the potential for farm programs affecting production decisions. Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman says – our delegates approved a program to help farmers manage the many different types and levels of risk they face today, in particular catastrophic revenue losses that can threaten the viability of a farm or ranch.
The delegates defeated a proposal to retain the current farm bill’s direct payments and a second proposal that would have allowed a patchwork of support through multiple programs for different commodities and regions.
Bob Stallman was re-elected for another 2-year term. Also, Barry Bushue, the President of the Oregon Farm Bureau, was re-elected to a third two-year term as AFBF vice president.
Courtesy: NAFB News