safety net

Farm Safety Net Should be Called Food Safety Net

Dan Farm Bill, Industry News Release

safety netAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall suggested a rethinking of what farmers consider the farm bill to be. Opening the 99th Annual American Farm Bureau Federation Convention Sunday, Duvall says it’s time to stop calling the farm bill a safety net for farmers.

Farm Bill

Duvall calls the farm bill a food security bill for everyone.

Food Security

AFBF held meetings throughout 2017 to gather input from farmers for the next farm bill. He says that input shows the importance of the farm bill to sustaining agriculture, more so giving the current down economy farmers are facing.

Input

That’s AFBF President Zippy Duvall.

From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service.