Derrick Van Orden is a Fighter for Wisconsin Farmers

It’s Agriculture Week in America and Congressman Derrick Van Orden continues to make it clear: he will always stand with Wisconsin’s farmers, producers, and rural communities. 

“Derrick Van Orden stands with the hardworking farmers and producers who feed and fuel Wisconsin and this country. Wisconsinites know they can trust Van Orden to fight for them.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon

Read the full op-ed from Congressman Derrick Van Orden here or see excerpts below:

In Wisconsin, every week is Agriculture Week
Washington Reporter
March 17, 2026

Agriculture is the cornerstone of Wisconsin and the backbone of our nation. Our farmers don’t just feed our state, they keep America running. When agriculture succeeds in Wisconsin, families across our country benefit. We are the Dairy State, and here, agriculture isn’t just an industry — it’s a way of life.

For generations, Wisconsin farmers have built more than businesses — they’ve built legacies. Family farms are defined by a commitment to passing something better on to the next generation. But for years, the death tax has put that legacy at risk.

The value of family farms are tied up in land, equipment, and livestock. When a large tax bill comes due, families shouldn’t be forced to sell off acres, take on massive debt, or dismantle their operation just to keep up with Washington.

Without action, the estate tax exemption was set to be cut in half, forcing Wisconsin farmers into impossible choices: sell land, take on significant debt, or shut down entirely just to pay a tax bill.

That’s why President Donald Trump and Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to put a stop to that uncertainty.

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This National Agriculture Week, we thank the hardworking men and women who fuel America. I will always fight for policies that protect Wisconsin farmers, because when Wisconsin succeeds, America succeeds.