The Farm Bill and congressional ad hoc spending take care of farmers and ranchers during difficult times.
However, things change when a crop cannot be harvested. That is especially true in the cotton industry, where there’s no safety net for gins, warehouses, and others who process raw cotton.
Texas is working to change that.
Tony St. James has the story.
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