Civility with Presidential Candidates

Sometimes lack of civility and antics of some of the presidential candidates is discouraging. If you tire of the following the circus of the presidential campaign you might want to follow a presidential contest that includes collaboration, civility and grassroots involvement — the 2016 American Farm Bureau’s president election. Oregon’s Farm Bureau’s past president and American Farm Bureau president candidate Barry Bushue addresses how the four candidates from around the country work together
Bushue: “Comparatively, ours is a extremely open, civil and friendly and yet still competitive situation. We are all colleagues and we all work together well. We all represent our state. We each clearly have different experiences and backgrounds and different ag experiences but we all enjoy each other and appreciate each other. I have no doubt that the whoever the successful one is will have the undying support of those of us who haven’t been successful. It is unfortunate at the national level of our nation’s presidential election that there isn’t a bit more civility than there appears to be at the moment.”
Bushue continues with how the Farm Bureau operates whether on the state or national level.
Bushue: “We are very collaborative group. We base our decisions on discussion and policy and on people who live it firsthand on the ground the farmers and ranchers — that your audience is comprised of. We operate civility and we operate with respect. I think all those things are important in this upcoming time of challenges that agriculture faces.”