(NAFB) — President Donald Trump will again join the American Farm Bureau Federation for its annual convention. The 101st AFBF Annual Convention and Trade Show runs January 17-22 in Austin, Texas. President Trump is scheduled to attend Sunday, January 19. This marks the third straight year Trump has attended the AFBF convention.
AFBF President Zippy Duvall says in a statement, “We are grateful that he has made agricultural issues a priority.” Duvall says AFBF welcomes Trump “at a time when there is much to talk about, from trade progress to important regulatory reforms.”
The Senate is close to finalizing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and the so-called phase one agreement will be signed this week.
Other officials currently scheduled to attend include Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, a Republican from Kansas, and Senator Jerry Moran, also a Republican from Kansas, are on the schedule, as well.
Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasters