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On the recordApril 17, 2013
the strength of agriculture in rural communities is essentially tied to production agriculture, and that is a source of a great and economic wellbeing for America.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Fortensberry discusses the importance of agriculture to rural economies.

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