Will New Policies Reshape the Ag Industry’s Future?

President-elect Donald Trump has talked about increasing tariffs on foreign goods, particularly those from China. He has argued such import taxes would keep manufacturing jobs in the U.S., shrink the federal deficit and help lower food prices.

Various sources have provided Farm Journal with 15 possible people in the running for the next Secretary of Agriculture. Several of them have a strong agricultural background, including growing up on a family farm.

“The agricultural economy is inherently cyclical, and ag lenders are navigating the changing conditions across the sectors they serve,” says Jackson Takach, chief economist of Farmer Mac.