Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 7/19/16


With the din of the national election cycle swelling to deafening levels, we might expect federal agricultural policy to get lost in all the noise. In fact, however, positions on agricultural issues have already been outlined both by the candidates and their respective political parties. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a fact sheet on rural and agricultural issues as far back as August of 2015, and the draft Democratic National Platform includes short blurbs on agricultural commodities, local and regional food systems, and food insecurity. This week, on the first day of their national convention, the Republican Party released their 2016 platform.

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