In today's Grist - Politics and the Dinner Table: Weighing Obama's and McCain's stances on food and farm policy:
In the end, Pollan is likely right: Whatever the candidates are saying now (or not saying at all), events may require the 44th president to deal with food issues in ways that break radically with past policies. Silly ideas like propping up ethanol production may soon be unthinkable. One candidate has demonstrated openness to the notion of sustainable agriculture and "local and regional food systems"; the other hasn't. Neither will likely push bold change unless forced to do so.
There are good and bad aspects of both candidate's proposals concerning the food industry - read the whole thing.
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