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House weighs major shift in farm subsidies to conservation
The House debates a historic farm bill amendment shifting 19 billion from crop subsidies to conservation programs over a decade. The plan aims to reward idle land and better practices, while groups oppose it as harming grain and cotton sectors. Environmentalists push for more spending, but lawmakers split over limits and environmental safeguards.
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