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On the recordMay 2, 2023
It has enabled producers to have a great deal of flexibility in that Prairie Pothole region for land that is marginal and should not be in production.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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Thune highlights the benefits of the Soil Health and Income Protection Program.

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