On the recordMarch 4, 2013
There is somewhere in the neighborhood of 11,000, 12,000 producers that will probably not get the financial support
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congress.govThere is somewhere in the neighborhood of 11,000, 12,000 producers that will probably not get the financial support
Vilsack highlights the reduction in financial support for producers due to sequestration.
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