Chris Clayton, agriculture-policy editor for DTN/The Progressive Farmer, sums up yesterday's debate on such issues between surrogates for the presidential candidates:
"Democratic President Barack Obama has supported rural America as farmers achieved record income over the past four years or is 'anti-agriculture' and helped induce an unprecedented regulatory burden on rural America.
"Democratic President Barack Obama has supported rural America as farmers achieved record income over the past four years or is 'anti-agriculture' and helped induce an unprecedented regulatory burden on rural America.
"Republican Mitt Romney will either wreck the
rural economy and cut meaningful rural programs or unleash greater
prosperity by stopping new regulations on farmers and businesses while
more aggressively championing free trade deals.
"Those were the stark contrasts for farmers as
surrogates for both campaigns debated positions on agricultural and
rural issues on Wednesday before a group largely made up of members of
the National Association of State Directors of Agriculture." (Read more)
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