BURLINGTON, WI—Today, Bryan Steil held an agriculture and trade field hearing in Burlington to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Steil and officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Small Business Association heard public testimony from experts in the agriculture industry during a two-part panel.
“Today’s field hearing helps me better understand the needs and concerns of our agriculture industry. I appreciate the discussion from experts in the field and members in our community. The USMCA is a modern trade deal that provides more opportunity for our farmers. I’ll continue working closely with the Administration, state, and local partners to ensure the USMCA benefits Wisconsin communities,” said Steil.
A list of panelists can be found below:
Producer Panel
Aaron Stauffacher – Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Associate Director of Government Affairs
John Scott – Racine County Dairy Producer and Farm Bureau member
Cindy Leitner – President of the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance
Randy Hughes – Rock County Producer
Agriculture Financing Panel
Sam Miller – Managing Director of Agriculture Banking at BMO Harris Bank
John Smith – Senior Ag Lending Officer with Town Bank, Burlington
Jennifer Poltermann – Owner of PolAgri Insurance Agency, LLC, Walworth County Soybean, Corn and Hog Producer, and WI Director of the United Soybean Board
@RepBryanSteil hosted a field hearing in Burlington today. We talked about the importance of retaining our number one #dairy export market, Mexico, expanding market access into Canada and #USMCA’s new regulatory provisions for GIs, SPS and TBT measures. #tradepic.twitter.com/sT89htl9Y8
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