How Election Night Affects Ag Committees
By Jacqui Fatka
Delta Farm Press
Although election night results are not finalized, it does appear likely that the Senate will remain in Republican control. The other big news maker for agriculture Tuesday night was that House Agriculture Committee chairman Collin Peterson (D., Minn.), a longtime champion of agriculture, loss of his seat.
With many races still unable to confirm a winner, the message from voters has been mixed, so it’s hard to come up with a more closely divided scenario, according to Jonathan Coppess, assistant professor and director of the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois.