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Government shutdown affects farmers
2013-10-15 20:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
As of Oct. 1, the federal government officially went into a shutdown mode, meaning that all government services deemed as non-essential were temporarily discontinued. Federal offices were closed and federal employees were placed on indefinite furlough. There have been 17 federal government shutdowns since 1976, with the longest lasting 21 days in 1995-1996. As of this writing, there is still no resolution forthcoming on the federal government shutdown. Focus on Ag read more
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