President-elect Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary may stir some regional rivalries among farmers.  Sonny Perdue of Georgia would be the first southerner to head the USDA in 22 years.

There is a history of tension between the South and the Midwest, with some farmers concerned about Southern crops like sugar and cotton getting better treatment than corn and soybeans.

Indiana Farm Bureau president Randy Kron says the upcoming farm bill will be a sign of whether all crops will be treated equally when crop insurance prices are set.