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Farm Bureau leader lays out priorities for Biden administration

From the Q&As with influential people in agriculture. series

Gene Lucht
Dec 14, 2020
Dec 14, 2020 Updated Jan 4, 2021

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Zippy Duvall is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Duvall is a farmer from Georgia, where his family has a 400-head beef cow herd and raises broilers.

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Farm Bureau leader lays out priorities for Biden administration

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Q&As with influential people in agriculture.

Consultant: Expect ‘range-bound’ trade to continue in 2024

Priest reflects on meaning of Christmas in rural communities

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