Agri-Pulse has started a new six-part series called “Packing a Political Punch in Rural America.”

Throughout this in-depth series, Editor Sara Wyant will look at some of the important demographic, economic and political changes taking place in American agriculture and discuss why it may be time for rural America’s political influencers to rethink their tactics and strategies, too.

“In recent months, our editorial team talked to a wide variety of farm leaders – both inside and outside of the Beltway – who say this most recent farm bill served as a ‘wake-up call’ regarding their political effectiveness,” explains Wyant. “Don’t get me wrong. There’s still plenty of power in farm country, but several of the dynamics are changing.”

The first article in the series is titled “Digging into the Demographics: Will fewer farmers still be able to deliver political punch?” As part of the series, which is sponsored by DuPont, Agri-Pulse will also name emerging young farm and rural advocates and share their vision for the future of farm and rural influence.