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Stress accumulating in farm country as producers anxiously await COVID-19 relief details

04/20/20 1:37 PM By Spencer Chase
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Friday’s announcement of $19 billion in coronavirus-related direct payments and commodity purchases was welcome news in farm country, which is reporting a growing level of stress about the pandemic.
KEYWORDS AFBF American Farm Bureau Federation American Soybean Association ASA corn coronavirus covid-19 Howard Roth Kevin Ross National Corn Growers Association National Pork Producers Council NCGA nppc Ryan Findlay soybeans Zippy Duvall
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