Farmer sentiment weakened following the November election, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

Jim Mintert, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, says farmers surveyed expect to see a more restrictive regulatory environment for agriculture.

“In October 41 percent of the people surveyed said they thought the environment regulations were going to get tighter,” he says. “In November that increased to 77 percent.”

He tells Brownfield taxes and farm income are also top concerns.

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