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Ag Policy Update Covers Rail Merger, Fertilizer Tariffs, Farm Bill
Original: Ag Retail Policy Update: Rail Merger, Russian Fertilizer Tariffs, Farm Bill and Midterms
Agricultural retail policy watchers are tracking a cluster of Washington developments: a proposed major railroad merger with implications for grain and input shipping, tariffs on Russian fertilizer amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, the state of the Farm Bill, and how the midterm elections could reshape agriculture policy. Together the issues touch transportation costs, input prices and the federal programs farmers rely on, making them closely followed across rural America and agribusiness.
Why now: Farmers and agribusinesses are weighing how shipping, fertilizer costs and election outcomes will affect their operations.
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