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Washington Week Ahead: Senate Ag mulls market reforms, STB hears rail shipping woes

04/24/22 10:30 AM By Garrett Downs and Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department cattle markets Chuck Grassley EPA FDA food and drug administration Forest Service Michael Regan rail shipping Robert Califf Senate Agriculture Committee supply chain disruptions Surface Transportation Board Tom Vilsack usda
The Senate Agriculture Committee holds a long-awaited hearing this week on a bill to mandate more negotiated trading in the cattle markets, and then the panel launches its preparation for the next farm bill with a field hearing Friday in Michigan, the home state of Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow.
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