Representatives of
Farm Credit Council and other farm and rural-focused organizations recently met
with staff in the President’s National Economic Council to follow up on a
letter sent in late February urging the administration to support rural
infrastructure.
“We are grateful that
the White House is exploring the unique infrastructure needs of U.S. agriculture
and rural communities,” said Farm Credit Council CEO Todd Van Hoose. “Rural
communities rely on clean water, affordable power and broadband internet to
attract new jobs and provide a good quality of life. Our agricultural
competitiveness requires upgrades in transportation infrastructure to get
supplies to farmers and to move farm products to markets around the U.S. and
overseas.”
Other leaders at the
meeting represented the American Farm Bureau Federation; the National Council
of Farmer Cooperatives; the National Grain and Feed Association; the National
Rural Electric Cooperative Association; the National Rural Water Association; and NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association.
“This coalition of
more than 200 organizations came together because the needs of rural America
are great and differ from urban projects,” Van Hoose said. “We look forward to
working together with the Trump administration and Congress on behalf of rural
communities and agriculture.”
