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Yes, the pesticide issue is not straightforward. Trump is a politician and politicians make noises, in the run up to elections, calculated to increase their chances of election.

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I just read that RFK Jr has appointed Regenerative Farmer Joel Salatin (he was featured in the Food Inc movie) as one of the six advisors to the Secretary of the USDA. Exceptional news.

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Very exciting!

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I think the plan, listening to RFK Jr, is simply to redirect subsides from soy/corn/wheat to different food/systems. This has been proposed for a long time, to make broader nutrient food cheaper (vegies/fruit etc), rather than subsidising crops that go straight into the processed food system.

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