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Chris Farrell, Jo Erickson and Elizabeth Shockman

Why the farm bill failed

A bean and corn field near county road 19
A bean and corn field near county road 19
Maria Alejandra Cardona | MPR News

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House Republicans have been working to raise support to pass an $867 billion farm bill that would have defined agricultural policy. But the bill failed. What happened?

MPR News host Chris Farrell talked to Jessica Webster, a staff attorney for Legal Aid, and Philip Brasher, senior editor for Agri-Pulse.

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Correction (May 21, 2018): A previous version of this story incorrectly stated which Republicans were working to raise support for the farm bill. The story has been corrected.