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Mike Conaway: “We don't need to tell you that the last 4 years, we've had a 50 percent drop in net farm income, the worst 4 year drop…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
We don't need to tell you that the last 4 years, we've had a 50 percent drop in net farm income, the worst 4 year drop since the Depression.
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Mike Conaway
Texas

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Conaway highlights the significant drop in farm income over recent years.

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