[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Agricultural organizations send a letter to the House of Representatives in the transportation funding process[/title][fusion_text]Friday, September 4th 2015
A group of 28 agricultural organizations sent a letter to the House of Representatives today stating their objectives in the transportation funding process, which has become a political football most recently punted at the end of July. In the letter, the groups “strongly urge passage of multiyear surface transportation legislation” that would “provide adequate funding and greater certainty” for infrastructure projects currently in limbo. Highway funding has received short-term extensions more than 30 times on Capitol Hill, and critics point to the uncertainty as a contributing factor to the present state of America’s infrastructure. The groups also make the case that the cost of food could be directly affected by a more reliable transportation system. The letter was signed by the Agricultural Retailers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Corn Refiners Association, Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Barley Growers Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Chicken Council, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Grain and Feed Association, National Milk Producers Federation, National Oilseed Processors Association, National Pork Producers Council, National Potato Council, National Sunflower Association, National Turkey Federation, North American Meat Institute, North American Millers’ Association, Soy Transportation Coalition, The Fertilizer Institute, United Fresh Produce Association, USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, U.S. Canola Association, and U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc.
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