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Who will be the next president of the United States, and what will that mean for the agriculture industry?

Ben Potter, Senior editor

October 28, 2020

In less than a week, Americans all over the country will flock to the polls to elect the next President. Either incumbent Donald Trump will hold on and serve for a second term, or Joe Biden will take over the reins.

The situation prompts a few serious questions. For example, if Trump wins, will he remain loyal to farmers, who received ample aid during his first term? If Biden wins, are any dramatic changes to policy waiting in the wings?

There are, of course, many implications for the agriculture industry, no matter who wins the election. And we’re not just voting for a new President, either, but also a bevy of state and local candidates next Tuesday.

Please vote (if you haven’t already), and in the meantime, tune into this lively discussion with Farm Futures’ policy editor, Jacqui Fatka.

Listen to the latest Midweek Markets podcast for October 28, 2020.

About the Author(s)

Ben Potter

Senior editor, Farm Futures

Senior Editor Ben Potter brings two decades of professional agricultural communications and journalism experience to Farm Futures. He began working in the industry in the highly specific world of southern row crop production. Since that time, he has expanded his knowledge to cover a broad range of topics relevant to agriculture, including agronomy, machinery, technology, business, marketing, politics and weather. He has won several writing awards from the American Agricultural Editors Association, most recently on two features about drones and farmers who operate distilleries as a side business. Ben is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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