With the Farm Bill still in limbo and many other issues impacting agriculture right now, one Louisiana lawmaker hit the fields, meeting with farmers to hear their concerns firsthand.
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Louisiana’s Rep. Troy Carter is in the fields planting sweet potatoes and talking ag policy!
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