Farm Bureau representatives tell lawmakers that prioritizing trade remains a key agricultural objective.

Iowa farmers shared with representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) the importance of continued and emerging agricultural trade relations during Iowa Farm Bureau’s National Policy Trip to Washington last month.

Any stalled trade action is a worry for the ag sector, which relies on commodity exports and trade partner development to maintain success and profitability even for the nation’s smallest producers, Farm Bureau members told USDA representatives during a meeting July 30.

USDA Acting Deputy Under Secretary Jason Hafemeister said economic integration’s popularity has waned in the past 10 years but the department continues to...