What will a Barack Obama presidency mean for agriculture and rural concerns? Agriculture Online reminds us of positions Obama took during his campaign, including: a $250,000 individual limit on farm-subsidy payments, and closing "loopholes that allow mega farms to get around the limits by subdividing their operations into multiple paper corporations;" a ban on meatpacker ownership of livestock; "meaningful local control" of pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations; promotion of organic agriculture and "regional food systems;" more help for beginning farmers; and more incentives for conservation.
AG Online's rundown is drawn from Obama's Web site, which has a section devoted to rural issues. To view it, click here.
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