(NAFB.com) – Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 107th annual convention adopted several policies to guide the organization’s work in the new year. Delegates adopted policy to improve labor programs to meet the needs of America’s farmers and ranchers, including formalizing support for the new Adverse Effect Wage Rate methodology, and further revisions to avoid unpredictable rate swings in the future. They voted to support federal funding for research and biosecurity facilities to better identify and combat illnesses and pests threatening crops and animals. The new policy also includes committing more resources to combat the advance of the New World Screwworm in Mexico and keeping the U.S.-Mexican border closed until the pest is controlled. Delegates also revised the national farm policy to provide more protection for dairy farmers who may suffer losses due to market challenges. President Zippy Duvall and Vice-President Scott VanderWal were also unanimously re-elected to two-year terms.