Meetings with lawmakers are critical, even if issues seem stuck

To Iowa Farm Bureau members, legislative visits to Washington D.C., can feel like the old movie "Groundhog Day," where the same issues come up again and again.

"We were out here last year talking about the same things," admitted Jeff Frank, a Sac County Farm Bureau member from Aub­urn, who was part of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) Ag Leaders program. The IFBF Ag Leaders learn about policy development and how to communicate more...