Now that America has it’s new President-elect in Senator Barack Obama, what does that mean for farmers? That’s a big question not only for farmers on either side of the Canada – US border, but also around the world.
Although I did follow the US election fairly regularly, I didn’t pay as much attention to the candidates’ agricultural platforms as I did to other aspects of the campaign. As far as farming went, I was more focused on what was going on with the Canadian election earlier this fall.
So in an effort to get caught up and hopefully also formulate an opinion – and maybe even speculate on what lies ahead as so many writers are wont to do – I turned to the Internet to see what others are saying. And there seems no shortage of viewpoints.
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