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Articles Tagged with ''National Farmers Union''

Soybeans unloading at grain elevator

New farm bill offers limited help in case of prolonged trade war

Some Republicans say the best thing Congress could do to help farmers withstand the turmoil in trade policy is to pass a new farm bill. But economists say the legislation is unlikely to offer much relief to farmers, especially soybean growers, even if commodity prices don’t recover from their current tariff-induced slump.
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Rural roads and infrastructure

Farm groups praise Trump’s infrastructure plan

President Donald Trump today officially rolled out his proposal to spur $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment, eliciting praise from farm groups for the 55-page plan that highlights the need to improve rural, roads, bridges, waterways and internet access.
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