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Dangerous jobs, cheap meats

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/ 16 Jul 2014

Lobbyists of all kinds flock to Farm Bill

The massive Farm Bill, which will spend $956 billion and set U.S. food policy for the next decade, is no longer the purview solely of agricultural interests. The Farm Bill has evolved from a spotlight on commodities to a focus on consumers, a joint investigation by Harvest Public Media and the Midwe

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Dangerous jobs, cheap meats

Lobbyists Of All Kinds Flock To Farm Bill

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