Leaders from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture strengthened their Canada-U.S. connections and underscored the benefits of NAFTA last week during meetings with American Farm Bureau representatives in several states.
The five-day tour included visits to California, Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin.
CFA President Ron Bonnett says they learned that U.S. farmers depend on NAFTA as much as Canadian farmers and no wants to jeopardize the agreement for fear of losing the significant benefits including well established markets for agriculture and agri-food products.
Bonnett said that the Wisconsin Farmers Union also supports NAFTA and were in agreement that the diafiltered milk issue was a scapegoat for the larger problem, which is the current worldwide glut of milk on the market.
Moving forward, CFA officialsy say they will continue to work with its members and government officials to seek and implement actions that will modernize North American trade, leading to greater value for all NAFTA partners.
