Farm groups call for unity and a follow-through on promises from President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
In a released statement, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said President Trump’s infrastructure investment plan, touted during the speech, will be a “boon to a rural America.”
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said the roadmap outlined by the president “aims to unify and strengthen our nation,” and continue the theme of “renewing rural America.”
The President presented what Duvall called a “bold” package for immigration reform, that should “prime the pump for overdue action.”
Meanwhile, National Farmers Union urged Trump to follow-through on his promises, specific to rural America, on trade and infrastructure.
Noting that the president promised to “turn the page” on “decades of unfair trade deals,” while also commenting on the president infrastructure plan, NFU President Roger Johnson said agriculture is “looking to President Trump to deliver on his promises to fix the nation’s failed free trade agreement framework and crumbling rural infrastructure. “
