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Jon Tester: “For farmers to do trial and error is a good way to go broke.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2016
For farmers to do trial and error is a good way to go broke.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Tester emphasizes the importance of research for farmers' financial stability.

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