Fischbach looks for trade boost in next farm bill

Fischbach looks for trade boost in next farm bill

A member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade wants to ensure more resources for trade promotion programs are included in the next farm bill.

Minnesota Republican Michelle Fischbach tells Brownfield access to foreign markets is critical to the success of U.S. agriculture.

“We have doubled a lot of the money for the market development and market access programs in the farm bill, trying to help those farmers find new markets because we can’t rely on just one (market).