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What the 2018 farm bill means for urban, suburban and rural America

  • Written by Tom Vilsack, Special Advisor, Colorado State University
Soybean crop on a family farm near Humboldt, Iowa, 2017.USDA/Preston Keres

Since the turn of the year, Congress and the Trump administration have been haggling over legislative priorities for 2018. Many issues are on the agenda, from health care to infrastructure, but there has been little mention of a key priority: The 2018 farm bill.

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