AFBF Sets 2026 Policies at 107th Convention
Zippy Duvall
President
Chad Smith
Associate News Service Editor, NAFB
photo credit: AFBF
Zippy Duvall
President
Chad Smith
Associate News Service Editor, NAFB
The American Farm Bureau Federation has outlined the organization’s policy for 2026. Chad Smith has more.
Smith: The American Farm Bureau Federation delegate session adopted a number of policy priorities for 2026. AFBF President Zippy Duvall says the farmer and rancher delegates covered a wide range of issues.
Duvall: Our delegates adopted policy to improve labor programs, including formalizing support for the new adverse (effect) wage rate methodology. Delegates also voted to support federal funding for research and biosecurity facilities to better identify and combat illnesses and pests that threaten the health of crops and animals.
Smith: Delegates also requested the AFBF Board of Directors analyze issues like the impact of tariffs and the lack of affordable insurance for poultry farmers. He said the beauty of the policy process is it starts at the county level.
Duvall: Rises to the state level and are discussed at the national level. We had almost 350 farmers and rancher delegates from across the country voting today. We once again surveyed our delegates, and almost 99 percent of them are family farmers, so we really do represent the diversity of agriculture.
Smith: Duvall said Farm Bureau had another fantastic annual convention in Anaheim, California and plans are already underway for next year.
Duvall: We had more than 4,000 attendees here with us, and their energy was great all week. We also had a wide variety of speakers here sharing their knowledge and experience with our attendees. We're looking forward to getting together again next year in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2027.
Smith: Mark your calendars for January 8 through 13. Chad Smith, Washington.
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