At first glance, food policy seems to be an afterthought in the Trump
administration. The campaign saw few debates about food or farming. And
the president-elect hasn't yet nominated someone to head the Department
of Agriculture or the Food and Drug Administration.
But Donald
Trump's lack of attention won't make future food battles any less
cutthroat. Plenty of people in Washington, including powerful factions
within the Republican majority in Congress, are hoping to change a wide
variety of food-related policies, and believe that the new
administration offers a prime opportunity to make those changes happen.
Kip Tom, a farmer in Indiana who was a member of Trump's advisory
committee on agricultural policy, recently told The Salt that this is a
time to "swing for the fences."
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