Several Obstacles Ahead For Farmers

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A failed farm bill is not the only trouble agriculture faces. Come January 1st - automatic spending cuts and dramatic tax hikes also loom unless a lame duck Congress acts. Life without a farm bill could soon be compounded by life with higher taxes and those spending cuts. American Farm Bureau Federation’s Pat Wolff says unless a lame duck Congress acts to head off so-called sequestration and tax break lapses - January 1st is looking ugly. Some USDA programs would be cut more than eight-percent...

Several Obstacles Ahead for Farmers

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