AFBF Delegates Set 2025 Policy Priorities
Zippy Duvall
President
Chad Smith
Associate News Service Editor, NAFB
photo credit: Shantell Reyes
Zippy Duvall
President
Chad Smith
Associate News Service Editor, NAFB
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2025 Convention set policy priorities for the upcoming year. Chad Smith has more on what was discussed.
Smith: Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention considered many important topics before setting the highest priority ones for this year. American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says delegates discussed a variety of issues.
Duvall: Our delegates, they reaffirmed our support to utilize domestic feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel and expanding the potential use of it. Labor was another hot topic, especially stabilizing wage rates in order to avoid drastic changes to pay rates year over year. And another key takeaway was on the U.S.-Mexican-Canada agreement, with delegates voting to support the USMCA review process to encourage new opportunities while protecting U.S. agriculture.
Smith: He says a key aspect of Farm Bureau policy is that the process starts at the local level.
Duvall: And they raise on up to the state level, and then they're discussed at the national level. We had almost 350 farmers and ranchers, delegates from across the country voting today. We once again surveyed our delegates, and 97 percent of them are from family farms, so we really do represent the diversity of agriculture.
Smith: Duvall said the convention in San Antonio was “fantastic.”
Duvall: We had almost 5,000 attendees here, and their energy was great all week long. We also had more than 80 speakers here sharing their knowledge and experience with our attendees. We're looking forward to getting together again next year in Anaheim in 2026.
Smith: Farmers and ranchers can mark their calendars now for January 9-14, 2026 in California. For more information, visit fb.org. Chad Smith, Washington.
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