Five of the dozens of Democrats vying to be President in 2020 talked about their vision for agriculture at the Heartland Forum in Storm Lake, Iowa over the weekend. The event was sponsored by the Iowa Farmers Union. President Aaron Lehman says the candidates agreed on the need to stop the concentration in agriculture through tougher enforcement of antitrust laws.
He says the Presidential hopefuls were also in consensus regarding the need to increase income for farmers.
Lehman says they also want better and different trade policy to help improve farm income.
Lehman says they had a great turnout with all 800 seats filled. He says they hope to hold more candidate forums in the future. Those attending included Julian Castro, John Delaney, Amy Klobuchar, Tim Ryan and Elizabeth Warren.
