“The current dispute between the two entities, which I will not comment on specifically, is akin to a family feud that few rank-and-file members understand or care about. On Thursday, State Representative Chris Miller and I attended the AFBF meeting and met with President Zippy Duvall. I impressed upon him the importance of AFBF’s advocacy on the long-term impact of agriculture across our state and region.
Farmers in Illinois feel under attack by Illinois government policies that are turning our rich farmland into solar fields and threatening our land with eminent domain takings for new transmission lines. We feel threatened by the high taxes and especially Illinois’ estate tax which will force our children to sell our family farms to pay the government off. Many of our state issues can be solved by the federal government getting rid of their incentives – something AFBF can influence. IFB must be a partner in this endeavor.
America has a huge opportunity in the next four years to restore common sense policies and we expect those who represent us to do all they can to make that happen.”