Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 1/12/21


The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) recently hosted an online panel discussion on what lies ahead for farmers and forest owners as members of the new 117th Congress and President Joseph Biden’s Administration start their work after January 20. The panelists – three public affairs specialists with long agricultural policy experience in Washington, DC – expressed their views on the challenges and opportunities for farmers under the new – but slim – Democratic majority in both chambers of Congress, as well as Democratic control of the federal bureaucracy. The following is a summary of the panel’s views on how this shift will impact specific policy issues such as immigration, climate change and water regulation, and attention to rural issues generally.

For more of this story, click here.