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Indiana Farm Bureau delegation sets policy

Policy recommendations that will guide the Indiana Farm Bureau in 2012 have been set and voted on by the Indiana Farm Bureau delegation.  This past weekend, delegates from around the state discussed, voted and set policy for the next year.  Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock says Farm Bill topped the discussion and he was pleased with the outcome. 

Villwock says at the top of the list was risk management products.  He says  that’s what farmers have been telling him for some time.  With the inability to control mother nature, as farmers look to their operating loans for 2012 without crop insurance, credit institutions would take a hard look at making those loans.  Villwock says it’s crucial that farmers have a viable crop insurance program.  Next on the prioritization list for the 2012 Farm Bill was research.  He says he was slightly surprised to see it ranked that high, but says he’s very encouraged.  Villwock notes as farmers are tasked with feeding an increasing population without having more land to produce it on, technological advancements play a large part in reaching that goal.

Rounding out that list were conservation, followed by rural development and direct payments were listed as the least important issue related to the farm bill by the Indiana Farm Bureau delegation.

AUDIO: Don Villwock – Indiana Farm Bureau Delegate Session (5:55mp3)

 

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