By Alabama Public Radio
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Washington DC – Last week, the US House approved a 286 (b) billion dollar farm bill. It
funds agriculture programs over the next five years, including those
that help Alabama peanut and cotton farmers. But critics say the
legislation focuses on farming to the detriment of other rural concerns.
Alabama Public Radio's Chad Pergram examines how much attention politicians and most presidential candidates pay to rural issues overall ...