Max Armstrong reports on the marching orders issued to lobbyists from delegates from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Max shares that a poll ahead of the delegate meeting shows that most are family farm owners. He looks at the group’s continuing push to expand crop insurance to offer expanded coverage. And the group wants to see more transparency on dairy pricing. Max also shares a push by the group to expand nutrition assistance, and offer farmers more opportunities.

Max Armstrong's Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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