Every four years, the American Farm Bureau Federation asks the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees to address issues that concern farmers going into the election. Here are excerpts of responses from President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on some key agricultural issues. For the candidates’ full responses on these and other issues, go to www.fb.org/land/presidential-candidate-questionnaire.

 

Food system resiliency 

As president, what investments and/or policies would you support to ensure the resiliency of our food system?

Trump: 
From the very beginning of the pandemic, the Trump/Pence administration worked to ensure that we protected ...