11/11/08 Obama on Ag

Mr. Obama has been president elect for a week now and the questions and concerns from different sectors are starting to pour in. One of the more intense queries revolves around what an Obama administration will mean for American agriculture? During his campaign Obama stated that his plans for America's farmers revolved around seven priorities which included but were not limited to, securing payment limits on mega farms, fair access to markets for independent farmers, country of origin labeling, and to work at providing tax incentives making it easier for new farmers to afford their first farm. President elect Obama's website listed off several sizable campaign promises in regards to America's farmers, not the least being a concentrated effort to "work with farmers in making ethanol technology widely available, economical and profitable." Hopefully this new administration will live up to their word. All in all the "book jacket" seems to promise a fairly good read, but how the story really pans out, only time will tell.