Election day — Nov. 5 — is fewer than 60 days out.
Based on the presidential candidate’s responses to the American Farm Bureau Federation questionnaire, Jim Wiesemeyer, Farm Journal Washington correspondent, says Republican Donald Trump supports increasing commodity price supports, improving crop insurance and focusing on innovation to stay ahead of China. Trump also pledges to lower energy bills and end Biden’s net-zero emissions policies.
Democrat Kamala Harris highlights the Biden administration’s initiatives to protect small farmers from unfair competition, citing Trump’s previous proposals for deep cuts to critical farming programs.
We’d like to know which candidate you believe will have a more positive impact on the following:
- farm policy programs
- trade
- biofuels policies
- inflation
- agriculture overall
If you have a moment, would you answer five quick questions? You can take the poll here.
There’s a lot of chatter about the presidential election. Let’s see what farm country has to say.
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