Sen. Sinema Honored with Farm Bureau Golden Plow Award

The American Farm Bureau Federation and Arizona Farm Bureau today presented Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress.

“Senator Sinema’s commitment to bipartisanship has helped bring together both parties as she worked to improve roads and bridges, expand rural broadband, and stop tax proposals that would have devastated family farms,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “She’s proven time and again that she is a strong advocate for America’s farm and ranch families.”

Arizona Farm Bureau nominated Senator Sinema for her past support of the farm bill, her negotiating skills on the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act and her positive record on natural resources issues.

Arizona Farm Bureau President Stefanie Smallhouse said, “Senator Sinema truly understands the importance of food security for all of us as individuals, in our communities, and as an entire nation. Her actions recognize the importance of keeping working lands in production and support those of us on the ground who manage soil and water day in and day out. She has consistently shown up for agriculture on the matters that will not only determine our success in the near future, but the success of the next generation on the farm and ranch. We are grateful for her open door, common-sense legislating, issues awareness, and responsiveness to the concerns of those who grow our food and fiber.”

AFBF’s Golden Plow award recognizes members of Congress who exemplify agricultural leadership. Recipients are chosen for having a philosophy or record that demonstrates a commitment to sound agricultural policies supported by Farm Bureau, the private enterprise system, fiscal conservatism and reduced federal regulation of businesses and individuals.