AFT President Grossi Congratulates USTR Portman on Bold Proposal

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WASHINGTON) D.C. -AmericanFarmland Trust president Ralph Gross! congratulated Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Portman on their bold proposal to reform U.S. agriculture policy by offering dramatic cuts in trade-distorting subsidies. Existing farm programs are undermining trade negotiations and aren't meeting the needs of most of America's farmers. Johanns and Portman are meeting with trade ministers this week in Zurich.