As part of the Biden Administration’s Building a Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leadership made a trip to Wisconsin this week. EPA Administrator Michael Regan stopped […]
Working Together to Find Solutions
When you hear about what is going on in Washington, you often hear about the battle between political parties or special interests. Sometimes it’s easy to pick a fight with […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Statement on Wolf Hunt Ruling
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Krentz has released the following statement following a Dane County judge’s ruling that deems Wisconsin’s wolf hunt unconstitutional: “Wisconsin Farm Bureau is disheartened with […]
Celebrating a Successful Biennial Budget
The 2021-2023 State Budget included many WFBF budget priorities the Governmental Relations Lobby Team worked to have included. In an effort to highlight WFBF’s budget priorities and what was included […]
Infrastructure Investments Could be Pivotal
The Senate voted 69-30 in early August to approve a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, a historic piece of legislation that could reshape the future of American infrastructure. The bill […]
Tax Change Could Be Detrimental to Wisconsin Farms
During the 2020 presidential campaign, President Joe Biden suggested ending the stepped-up basis as a way to pay for his infrastructure plan. As a dairy farmer and someone who represents […]
Federal Transportation Funding – A WisPolitics Virtual Luncheon Review
Last week, WisPolitics held a virtual luncheon assessing the state-federal infrastructure push. President Biden has proposed a nearly $2.5 trillion infrastructure bill to invest in a wide swath of issues […]
New Information About the Proposed Capital Gains Tax Bills
For a couple months we have speculated on what changes might be made to the capital gains tax. This week, we got a preview of what Congress is planning. Rep. […]
USDA Steps Up Assistance to Farmers
This week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is stepping up their assistance to farmers and producers. The new initiatives will combine new and existing programs under […]
Ready, Set, Go!
A new year, new administration and new Congress add up to a new mandate for those of us fortunate enough to represent farmers and ranchers in Washington, D.C. With more […]
Overview of Governmental Relations Efforts
Development of State Biennial Budget Priorities WFBF’s governmental relations team has taken into consideration the policy modifications and directions from the resolution session during the 2020 WFBF Annual Meeting as […]
Federal Update: Secretary-designee Vilsack Confirmation
On Nov. 3, 2020 the country turned the page to a new president and changes to the make up of Congress. House Democrats maintained their majority, albeit by a smaller […]
