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Water priority for commodity groups sees legislative action

May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018 Updated May 31, 2018

Missouri Corn Growers Association associate director of public policy Samantha Davis meets in the state capitol with Rep. John Wiemann, R-O’Fallon, to discuss Senate Bill 782. The bill carried by Wiemann in the House clarifies a provision in Missouri clean water laws.
Photo courtesy Missouri Corn Growers Association

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Water quality has been a key issue for commodity groups in recent years, and those efforts led to new legislation by the Missouri General Assembly during this spring’s session.

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