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Rural utilities fund eyed as farm bill piggy bank

07/25/18 7:05 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Conservation Stewardship Program farm bill food stamps John Thune National Rural Electric Cooperative Association nreca rural telephone cooperatives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
A USDA savings account for rural electric and telephone cooperatives that allows them to earn substantially more interest than they could from private bankers has become a major source of potential funding for a new farm bill.
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