Last week, the White House hosted an event called the "Farmers and Ranchers in Action" where the Biden Administration announced it's plans to lower food prices and bring fairness to farmers, but some ag groups are not happy about it as farmers across the nation are battling natural disasters.
"Real cattle producers have faced two hurricanes in two weeks and months of devastating wildfires across the West, and instead of addressing these immediate problems hurting farmers and ranchers, the Biden-Harris administration hosted a pep rally to prop up their failing Bidenomics agenda at the White House, with animal rights activists front and center. Had we been invited, we could have discussed more pressing issues like much-needed disaster relief, regulatory overreach, and USDA’s questionable approval of South American beef imports... This event makes clear what cattle producers have known for quite some time: when it comes to agriculture, this administration has prioritized politics over policy that supports cattle producers,” said Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Ethan Lane.
Kenneth Hartman Jr., President of the National Corn Growers Association, attended the event, and expressed his position to the Biden Adminstration.
“On behalf of my fellow corn growers, I spoke about the need to make it possible for producers to access tax credits for sustainable aviation fuels,” Hartman said. “The tax credit would help us expand the ethanol market, which is important to growers, while boosting the airline industry’s efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions... While we’re almost out of time this year, Congress should pass a robust farm bill,” Hartman said. “I also think Congress can advance legislation that will allow consumers to access higher blends of ethanol. During my visit today, I asked that the president sign these pieces of legislation once they make it to his desk,” said Hartman.
The farmers event featured top agriculture policy makers like Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Chief Ag Negotiator Doug McKalip and White House policy adviser Neera Tanden at the White House.
