South Dakota farmers get $19 million for tariff losses

By Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch
Nov 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018 Updated Nov 30, 2018

Soybean harvest — Michael Stevens harvests soybeans near Viborg, South Dakota, in late October.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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By Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch

South Dakota farmers recently received $19.4 million in payments from the federal government to offset losses due to an ongoing international trade war that has devastated two major agricultural industries in the state – soybeans and hogs.

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