AFBF Makes Policy Recommendations to MAHA Commission
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MAHABrian Glenn
Director, Government Affairs
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Brian Glenn
Director, Government Affairs
The American Farm Bureau submitted its policy recommendations to the Make America Health Again Commission. Chad Smith tells us Farm Bureau focused on four major areas.
Smith: The Make Our Children Health Again Strategy will be released by the MAHA Commission on August 12. Brian Glenn, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said his organization submitted its policy recommendations centering around improving farmers’ ability to meet the needs of a healthy America.
Glenn: To keep affordable and nutritious food on American tables, farmers need the tools to protect crops and promote sustainability. So, our recommendations really focus on four big buckets, including advancing American innovation, smart regulatory reform measures to support farmers and ranchers, public investments in agricultural research, and support for access to effective pesticide tools.
Smith: He said America’s farmers and the MAHA Commission share the same goal of a healthy America, and that’s why farmers need to engage on the issue.
Glenn: Farmers and ranchers rely on technology and innovative tools to provide a safe, abundant, and affordable food supply. It is important that the Commission listen to farmers and ranchers to ensure the Commission's recommendations and the strategies they come out with are grounded in science and informed by farmer and rancher experiences.
Smith: The Farm Bureau recommendations can directly and positively improve the American farmers’ ability to meet the needs of a healthy America.
Glenn: Access to safe and effective tools and technologies, regulatory reform policy to better support farmers and ranchers in delivering nutritious food, and investment in agricultural research to fuel innovation is vital to supporting the important work of farmers and ranchers on delivering safe and nutritious food every day.
Smith: Chad Smith, Washington.
