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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Members Return From Washington Trip
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 09/18/2019

A group of leaders with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau are calling their trip to the nation's capital a success. Last week, WFBF board members and over a dozen other members met with Wisconsin's congressional delegation to encourage swift approval of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement and emphasize the overall importance of trade for agriculture.

"The value of the trip to Washington, D.C. was twofold; first we could witness firsthand the strength of our organization at the national level and secondly the impressive impact we make in federal government policies," said Angie Feider of Calumet County.

In addition to trade, members talked about the need for labor reform, challenges with gray wolf population management, rural broadband coverage, the repeal of the Waters of the United States rule and the need to fund infrastructure improvements to locks and dams on the Mississippi River.

Participants also met with officials from the U.S. Trade Representative's office, the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Australian Embassy.

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