Policy Priorities
Drive Rural Prosperity
Right-Size and Reorient Government
Generate Responsible Nutrition Policy

The America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Farmers First Agenda is foundational to our prospective rural policy work. Uniquely crafted by individuals with real-world farming and policy experience, the Farmers First Agenda provides rural Americans with peace of mind that AFPI has their best interests at heart. AFPI is working to ensure rural America is prosperous and healthy again, which is important because our rural communities are responsible for providing a reliable, abundant, and affordable domestic food supply to our great Nation and the world.
President Abraham Lincoln once said that “no other human occupation opens so wide a field for the profitable and agreeable combination of labor with cultivated thought as agriculture” (Lincoln, 1859).
As we approach the 250th anniversary of American Independence in 2026, we are reminded that agriculture and subsistence farming are foundational to the United States, as these were primary professions at the time of our Nation’s founding. As the population expanded into the great American frontier, farmers and smallholders rose to the occasion by both fulfilling demand in the domestic market and by generating exports, especially after Industrialization. Farmers faced excruciating hardship when the Dust Bowl coincided with the Great Depression, serving as the major impetus for establishing programs that protect highly erodible soil and conserve water. Modernizations in farming techniques, along with new agricultural policies in Washington, D.C., have afforded our farmers more prosperous future decades. In a sentence: The faith, grit, adeptness, and determination of the American farmer have always carried the profession forward.
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Governor Mike Braun: Leading Indiana with Wellness, Innovation, and Integrity
Governor Mike Braun’s journey from entrepreneurial grit to national leadership paints a picture of principled conservatism rooted in real-world results. In a recent sit-down with entrepreneur and agricultural leader Sarah Frey, the Indiana Governor shared how his lived experience—building a business, raising a family, and serving in the U.S. Senate—informs his health care and agricultural reforms across the Hoosier State.
AFPI Launches America First Agriculture Commissioners and Secretaries Council
Following the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) recent launch of the Farmers First Agenda, AFPI is launching today the America First Agriculture Commissioners & Secretaries Council. The Council will prospectively bring together state commissioners, secretaries, and directors of agriculture to inform federal, state, and local government policy recommendations that further the Farmers First Agenda.
Food Security and Immigration Security are Essential for National Security
Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Adam Savit, Director of AFPI’s China Policy Initiative
America First Policy Institute Releases New Brief Urging Reform of Federal Nutrition Programs
Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a new policy brief as part of its Farmers First Agenda and Healthy America initiative, titled Driving Responsible Nutrition Policy. The paper lays out a strategy to restore real nutrition to federal nutrition programs and empowers farmers and local communities to drive healthier outcomes.
Driving Responsible Nutrition Policy
This document outlines the AFPI Farmers First agenda for responsible nutrition policy, with initial
proposed solutions.