
FB Advocacy
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FB Advocacy is the advocacy branch of @FarmBureau. We give you access to the latest news, issue background, action center and key issues affecting agriculture.
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In 2019, FB Advocacy will work with Congress in #infrastructure. We are working for greater investment in rural and agricultural infrastructure, including broadband Internet access, rural roads and bridges, inland waterway locks and dams, sea ports and agricultural research.

AFBF President Zippy Duvall on #SOTU: "Farmers and ranchers across the country need reforms to our immigration system, and we echo President Trump’s call for Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement." fb.org/newsroom/farm-…

Estate Tax repeal is important to farmers and ranchers. Thank you Donald J. Trump for stating: “We virtually ended the estate, or death, tax on small businesses, ranches, and family farms.” Learn more here about the real impact of this tax here: fb.org/issues/tax-ref…


The "alarming" # of farm bankruptcies last yr is making its rounds. John Newton adds a little perspective. Yes, rates are higher, but we're looking at a small pool. So, even a small increase looks like a large % jump. Note, these rates aren't at the level we saw in 2010.














