Illinois farm leaders share frustrations
Gov. JB Pritzker addresses a group of area agriculture leaders March 20 in Urbana, with U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello.
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Gov. JB Pritzker addresses a group of area agriculture leaders March 20 in Urbana, with U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello.
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