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Local agriculture community responds to new farm bill
On Wednesday, Congress passed a bi-partisan farm bill that President Trump is expected to sign into law as early as next week. For many local farmers, the bill's passage comes with a sigh of relief. "It provides them with subsidies for their crop insurance, as well as, subsidies to grow certain.... so they have a guaranteed market for some of the things that they grow. So, it's a, a, it's a good thing for the farmers,” said Glenn Fankhauser, the Kern County Agriculture Commissioner. Path to Full Story on 29 Eyewitness News
