Tag: presidential election
DTN Late-Year Farmer Survey – Optimism, Some Surprises Dec 8, 2020
Higher incomes and increased commodity prices have farmers feeling more confident about the present and their immediate future despite that, for many producers, the 2020 presidential election did not turn […]
This Week’s Election: Knowns And Unknowns – DTN Nov 5, 2020
Farmers, by and large, are happy with the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, and the president’s rural support helped in some key Senate and House races in […]
Trump Maintains Midwest Push – DTN Oct 29, 2020
While new coronavirus cases are now higher than ever in the U.S., President Donald Trump on the campaign trail Tuesday maintained the country had turned a corner in the pandemic […]
Presidential Campaign Enters Final Throes – DTN Oct 29, 2020
A presidential election that once seemed like an eternity is now in the final full week of campaigning, and farmers must make the decision whether they are better off now […]
Trump vs. Biden: Ag and Rural Issues Raised – DTN Sep 10, 2020
Responding to questions from the American Farm Bureau Federation, President Donald Trump’s campaign points to the administration’s support for farmers and agriculture in regulations, trade and labor, while former Vice […]
Democrats Turn to Rural Issues – DTN Aug 20, 2020
Rural leaders in the Democratic Party took to Zoom and other livestream events on Tuesday to spotlight, among other things, problems with broadband and infrastructure in rural America. The Democratic […]
Politics: What Happened at the Iowa Caucuses? – DTN Feb 5, 2020
Democratic Party officials plan to release at least half of all Iowa’s presidential caucus results at 4 p.m. CST on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported late Tuesday morning. The final […]
Democrats Addressing Ag Issues In Iowa: Monopolies, Supply Chain, Climate – DTN Dec 10, 2019
Six Democratic presidential candidates laid out variations of their farm policy on Friday to members of the Iowa Farmers Union. Each looked in different ways to push policy more to […]
Election 2020 – A Look at the Democratic Candidates – DTN Dec 2, 2019
The trajectory of rising stars in the Democratic Party right now can seem as fleeting as a shooting star, but right now the candidate on the rise is South Bend, […]
Farmers’ Optimism and Hope Made Huge Jump Post-Election – DTN Survey Jan 3, 2017
Farmers have put tremendous hope in the new presidential administration to make their lives better, despite expectations of continued low commodity prices, relatively high production costs and the threat of […]