More than 90 Florida Farm Bureau grassroots members traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this week to advocate for agriculture in the U.S. Capitol.
Florida Farm Bureau leaders, county presidents, Women’s Committee members and the Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Group engaged with policy makers and other leaders on important issues impacting Florida farms. Priority topics included the Farm Bill, farm labor, trade and tax relief.
“This annual grassroots advocacy trip is an opportunity for our members to have face-to-face conversations with key lawmakers at the national level,” said Lance Watson, National Affairs Director for Florida Farm Bureau. “We want to ensure they have a strong voice in the policies that impact our state’s farmers and ranchers and their livelihoods.”
The two-day agenda included high-level meetings with the Canadian and British Embassy, United States Department of Agriculture and one-on-one meetings with Florida’s Congressional delegation. Florida members also attended a briefing session with the American Farm Bureau Federation where U.S. Senators and Representatives were in attendance and a Florida Agriculture Partners Reception hosted by Florida Farm Bureau and the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the British Embassy.
