Source: Chris Clayton, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 11/16/20


A battle on the political left is setting up over the nomination for Agriculture Secretary as liberal groups are pushing back against one of the names being floated for the position. On Tuesday, groups representing "environmental, animal welfare, public health and sustainable agriculture" plan to release a letter calling on President-elect Joe Biden to not nominate former North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp for the top USDA job. The groups state Heitkamp should not be considered "due to her record championing climate-destroying factory farms, cutting SNAP nutrition benefit and sidelining family farm interests in favor of agriculture."

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