Farm Bureau supports the commencement of WTO talks this November in Qatar. Trading agricultural favors for other sectors' benefits will no longer be acceptable domestically. Products enhanced through biotechnology need to be judged on their merits, not on political science. Overall, Farm Bureau supports WTO progress along the lines of the goals stated in the long-range plan for the multilateral APEC initiative. U.S. farmers want fairer and freer trade because we see profit opportunity certainly.
Trade moves ideas and ideals.
It promotes social as well as material gain. We need to maintain an atmosphere that encourages openness to innovation, promotes enterprise and rewards those who participate within the rules. Legal Notice American Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Bureau and the FB Logo are registered service marks of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Voice of Agriculture is a registered service mark of the American Farm Bureau Federation.