When it comes to building the next farm bill, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall sees the biggest challenge being the new members. “We’ve got 260 congressmen and senators who have never debated or voted on a farm bill before so the challenge is showing them the value it has to them.” AFBF Vice President Scott VanderWal, who also participated in Dakotafest. “The security of our ag industry becomes national security, crop insurance and risk management programs are very important to our members.” VanderWal expects Congress to pass a strong farm bill. “We don’t always agree with everybody, but on the real important things we do. We think we can work together and come up with a good product.”
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