The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) last week urg­ed lawmakers in Washington to oppose the Build Back Better Act, saying it raises more taxes and spends more taxpayer money at a time when the United States can afford to do neither.

“While some elements of the reconciliation package would ben­­efit agriculture, the massive amount of spending and tax increases required to pay for the plan outweigh the gains we would see in rural America,” said Zippy...