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Agriculture

Agriculture Dept. Will Pay $4.7 Billion To Farmers Hit In Trade War

By Bill Chappell

Published August 28, 2018 at 7:31 AM CDT

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Agriculture Agriculture trade tariffs

Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.

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