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Trump provides record aid to farmers
$46 billion in direct payments almost doubles previous record set in 2005
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Ted CoxU.S. Steel, U.S. Steel Granite City Works, Donald Trump, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Trump Tariff Farm Bailouts, USDA, George W. Bush, Farm Bill, Farm Market Facilitation Program, Joe Janzen, Nick Paulson
Congressional Dems seek to add food stamps to farmers' markets
Reps. Kelly, Garcia, Rush back Sens. Duckworth, Durbin
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Ted CoxFood Stamps, SNAP Benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Robin Kelly, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Bobby Rush, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, USDA, Illinois Environmental Council, Farmers Market Coalition
Bustos calls for boost to biofuels
As oil prices crash, U.S. rep. says biofuels ‘must not be left in the rearview mirror’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Cheri Bustos, Sonny Perdue, Illinois Ethanol, Illinois Biofuels, Illinois Farmers, USDA, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, EPA, Trump Trade War, Oil Prices
Perdue to farmers: No more trade bailouts
USDA secretary expects China trade resumption, despite delays caused by coronavirus outbreak
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Ted CoxFarm Market Facilitation Program, Sonny Perdue, Donald Trump, Trump Trade War, USDA, Barack Obama, Dick Durbin, USMCA, Illinois Farm Bureau, Richard Guebert Jr., Ethanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol
Durbin renews charge against cotton bailouts
Illinois soybean farmers slighted in Trump’s trade-war handouts, says senator
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Donald Trump, Farm Bailout, Illinois Soybean Association, Illinois Soybean Growers, USDA, Sonny Perdue, Farm Market Facilitation Program, Trump Trade War, U.S. Steel Granite City Works, Barack Obama
Higher temps, more rain, less crops
Second-highest year for temperatures, second-worst year for rain yields downturn in final 2019 crop report
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, NASA, USDA, USDA Crop Production, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Deke Arndt, Midwest Regional Climate Center, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Illinois Corn, Illinois Soybeans, Illinois Farmers, Trent Ford, Kate Marvel, Donald Trump, Antonio Guterres
Soybeans are in
But Illinois corn harvest, 93 percent complete, could stretch into next year
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Corn, soybean harvests near completion
But harvest will extend beyond Thanksgiving: ‘It’ll get done, it’s just a matter of when’
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Trump trade bailouts still benefit richest farms
Environmental watchdog says handouts ‘stack the deck against small farmers in favor of the big guys’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Trade War, Trump Farm Bailout, Illinois Soybeans, Illinois Soybean Growers, Environmental Working Group, USDA, Farm Market Facilitation Program, Anne Weir Schechinger, Sonny Perdue, Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley
Corn, soybean harvest estimates hold steady
But crop production down from last year, with soybeans off 24 percent, even as Illinois remains No. 1
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Betrayed farmers lobby EPA for ethanol
IFB VP decries ‘classic bait and switch,’ says, ‘The rules have changed and now rural America is losing’
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Ted CoxIllinois Farm Bureau, EPA, Ethanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol, Donald Trump, Renewable Fuel Standard, Brian Duncan, Sonny Perdue, USDA, Tammy Duckworth, Rodney Davis, Adam Nielsen
Corn comeback halted by rain, snow
More than half the corn crop is in and 93 percent is mature as wintry weather hits
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Soybeans lead delayed harvest
A quarter of the crop was harvested last week alone, while just over a third of the entire corn crop is in
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Corn, soybean prices take hit with latest USDA estimates
Soybeans expected to ‘shrug this off a lot faster than corn’
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Farmers cheer Trump biofuel concessions
Corn, soybean farmers greet proposal as Rep. Davis presses for details
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Ted CoxIllinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybean Growers, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Biofuels, Illinois Ethanol, Ethanol Waivers, Donald Trump, EPA, USDA, Rodney Davis, Richard Guebert Jr., Doug Schroeder, Ted Mottaz
A little slice of hog heaven
Record pig report, corn-soybean rally temper pessimism on fall harvest
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Raoul joins 23 AGs in defending food stamps
Trump rule taking effect Oct. 15 will hurt students and seniors worst, says Illinois attorney general
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Soybeans, pork socked by new Chinese tariffs
But quality of soybeans improves in latest USDA report
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Ted CoxIllinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Trade, Illinois Soybeans, Illinois Corn Growers, Illinois Pork, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Pork Producers Association, USDA, USDA Crop Progress, Farm Bailout, Farm Market Facilitation Program
To 500 and beyond: End-of-summer review
Farmers said, ‘Enough,’ the drumbeat for impeachment pounded, bills were signed into law, and Scabby the Rat faced off against Trump
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Scabby the Rat, Vose's Korndogs, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farmers, USDA, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Capital Bill, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Funding, Paraeducators, Ameya Pawar, Universal Basic Income, Jan Schakowsky, Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, Bill Brady, Better Government Association, BGA, EPA
Perdue tries to calm farmers on trade
Ag secretary pushes Mexico-Canada deal, reasserts support for ethanol
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Sonny Perdue, USDA, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, Darin LaHood, John Shimkus, Melvin Price, Illinois Farm Bureau, USMCA, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Trade, Nancy Pelosi
