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BEEF Election '08

It's that time again...Election time. This is a collection of BEEF articles relating to the 2008 Presidential Race.

Obama presidency: what to expect

Don’t expect any major policy pronouncements right away — the president-elect may have to focus on a little thing like fixing the economy first. ...

California Voters Approve Proposition 2

Florida, Arizona, Colorado and Oregon have passed similar laws for swine and veal. California, however, becomes the first state to require that all egg-producing chickens be kept in more spacious enclosures or free to roam a henhouse. ...

Barack Obama Blames Health Care Costs On Farmers

In the article, as reported by the Associated Press, the Democratic nominee for president said U.S. agriculture was more polluting than the transportation sector....

Obama and McCain Lack Ag Knowledge

While neither McCain nor Obama possess much agricultural background, differences over trade and energy will give agricultural voters plenty to think about...

Presidential Candidates Answer Agriculture Questions

The American Farm Bureau News asked the 2008 presidential candidates questions about the the important issues facing agriculture today. ...

McCain has the "Mo"

A survey of BEEF readers finds a vast preference for John McCain over Barack Obama in November...

McCain Wallops Obama In Minnesota Farm Country

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Public Policy Team conducted a straw poll for the Presidential race last week at the Farm Bureau tent at Farmfest in Redwood County, MN. The results showed ...

Will Beef Demand Withstand The Election?

It could be argued that the current recession is a media creation, but the latest round of economic indicators were not positive...

The Supply Debate And The National Elections

This debate over supply (discussed in the item, “Demand, Not Supply, Is The Key In The Short Term,”) is now front and center in national ...

Grandma Had Good Advice For Political Strategists

One of my grandmother’s favorite admonishments to me and my brother was that “criticizing another’s garden doesn’t keep weeds out of your own.” My favorite ...