In the view of American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, farm labor reform is one of the biggest issues facing agriculture today. During Sunday’s general session, Duvall spoke about his White House visit with President Trump. Farm labor reform was part of that conversation. “Of all the things we talked about, he had the most knowledge about that one,” said Duvall. “I really think this president, unlike any other president in my lifetime other than maybe Reagan, really wants to fix that problem.” Duvall said the cows need to be milked, crops need to be harvested and the work of agriculture needs to be done. “I know it is a big, heavy lift for anyone politically, but this country needs a solution to this problem and everybody is a victim of a broken system.” In his briefing with ag journalists, Duvall also said agriculture needs a five-year farm bill; trade, not tariffs and more than the $1 billion allocated for specialty crops in the new Farmer Bridge Assistance.
