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Michigan's ag community reacts to Trump victory

Farms.com was on the ground asking Michigan farmers their thoughts on the election

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton to become the next president of the United States is on the minds of everyone this morning, farmers included.

Especially in Michigan, a state considered up for grabs by both parties that Trump eventually won with 47.6 per cent of the vote; Barack Obama won Michigan in 2012 with 54 per cent of the vote, according to the New York Times.

Farms.com editorial director Paul Nolan and machinery contributor Rachel Gingell were on the ground in Michigan Wednesday to ask local farmers their thoughts on election outcome.



 

"Trump has made some very big promises," Rex Lansing, a custom applicator, told Gingell. "He told us he's going to make America great again. So now we are expecting him to follow through on that."

Trump's victory in rural areas of the U.S doesn't come as a complete shock, as a poll before the election suggested farmers were overwhelmingly backing the Republican candidate.


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