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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The presidential campaign of Democrat Kamala Harris has named Matt Hildreth, the founder and executive director of RuralOrganizing.org, as its national rural outreach director.
This week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago gives the party a chance to make the case that it cares about lifting up rural residents, which could in turn help Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in some key battleground states.
The Democratic National Committee has officially stripped Iowa of its first-in-the-nation spot in the presidential nominating process, potentially making it easier for candidates to avoid addressing agricultural and rural policy priorities in future elections.
A leading ag youth organization has a new chief staffer, the leader of rural outreach for the Democratic National Committee takes a new job, and more in this week's Farm Hands.