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Farm Industry Braces for Tougher Eye on Practices Under Biden
- Democrats divided on how hard to push a progressive agenda
- Key farm adviser sees Biden instinct for consensus ahead
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American agriculture is bracing for tougher scrutiny of practices from environmental protections to workplace safety in the transition from the anti-regulatory regime under President Donald Trump to the Biden administration.
The key question will be the magnitude of pressure, amid divisions among Democrats about how hard to move on a progressive agenda. Another element of President-elect Joe Biden’s likely program for the Agriculture Department is more certain: greater food assistance for needy families.