Thatwastrueevenin 2020, theyoverwhelminglysupportedDonaldTrumpdespitehisdamagingtradewarwithChina a keyexportmarketforUSagriculturebutwhichevergovernmentisincharge, farmersreceivegeneroussubsidiesrunninguptothetensofbillionsannuallywithsupportfromtheUSDepartmentofAgriculturebreakingrecordsduringthepandemicamericanfarmershave a lotgoingforthemfromrisingcommodityprices.
Butdespitethename, whatthedemocratledbillisreallymeanttodoisbattletheclimatecrisisspending a further $20 billiontosupplementexistingconservationeffortstomakefarmsmoresustainableinthelongrun.
There's a veryhealthynumberoffarmersthatarealwaysconcernedaboutgovernmentspendingandsoanytime a numberlike $20 billiondollarsisthrownoutthere, they'rethey'reconcernedandtheywanttoknow, okayourourChildrenandgrandchildrengoingtobestuckwiththebillforthisBrandon, whichisdonewithhisharvestfornow.
Weneedto, weneedtogetdowntobusinessrightawayandsoifthere's anythingthatthegovernmentcanbedoingbetter, itisjust, let's be a littlequickerrollingoutsomeofthismoneytofarmerssothatwecan, sothatwecandowhatwedobestoveratSouthDakotaStateUniversity.
I wouldhopewiththiskindofmarketuncertaintynotonlyinthecommoditymarket, butalsointheinputsector, farmerswillfinditmorekindofmeaningfulorattractivewiththeincentivescomingfromthefederalgovernmentintermsofcostshareorsubsidiestoswitchtomoresustainableproductionpractices.
Itwantstosee a lotofmoneyflowingintoit, butstillwedon't, wedon't knowhowtomeasurehowit's goingtobeimpactingtherewillbesomechange, buthopefullydowntheline, but I don't knowhowbigitwillbe.