E219: Post-Election Outlook for Agriculture

With the 2024 election firmly in the rearview mirror, President Elect Donald Trump has been dominating headlines with cabinet picks and more recent announcements about proposed tariffs. 

Farmers and ag industry stakeholders are now waiting to see what happens next on a variety of critical agricultural priorities, from labor to trade to potential pesticide regulation changes. 

Luckily, we’re joined today by DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton, who’s been keeping an eye on the wide range of issues that may yet come up between now and January 20th, and what levers might be pulled shortly after. He’ll talk us through what to watch in the lame duck session, as lawmakers move to keep the government funded and potentially provide some post-hurricane disaster aid to affected farmers. 

Then he’ll dive in to what we might expect to see after the inauguration, from the potential impacts of mass deportations on agricultural labor to the likely consequences of ratcheting up tariffs on China and adding penalties on Canadian and Mexican trade. 

Then we’ll tackle questions around taxes, regulation and deregulation, and what role Trump’s possible Ag Secretary pick might play.