Among other things: The second part of Sanders' agriculture policy would focus on enforcing the Clean Air and Water Acts for large, factory farms while providing debt relief to farmers interested in transitioning to sustainable practices.

Finally: The third segment of the Sanders plan would aim to expand rural healthcare networks, provide more access to rural broadband and allow for immigrant farmworkers to report workplace violations.

Importance

Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren had piqued Petersen's interest with their agriculture policy (both want to crackdown on conglomerates such as Bayer-Monsanto) though he didn't feel like they went into enough detail.

"I feel the working class is being taken advantage of and, to me, Sanders was the only one with the courage to stand up and say what’s wrong and offer some solutions for change," Petersen said.

For all the solutions that Petersen believes are necessary for small family farmers to rebound: He would argue that fair pricing and pay is of the utmost importance.