Reagan tax plan eyed to help farmers but draw critique
Agriculture Secretary Block says the Reagan tax reform would lower rates for most family farmers and tighten shelter loopholes. Critics from the Center for Rural Affairs call the plan a backward step, arguing shelters fuel overproduction and disadvantage small farmers against large investors.
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Weather outlook with showers and heat across regions
The National Weather Service forecasts showers from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley with warm to very warm conditions from the Southwest to the East and cooler air from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Plains. Partly cloudy tonight with 40 percent thunderstorm chance, lows in the 70s. Friday will be partly sunny and very warm with a 30 percent thunderstorm chance and highs 85 to 90. Saturday and Sunday look fair, Monday mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm risk. Local records show 83/high 66/low with no precipitation from 7 a.m. Wednesday to today. Sunset 8:09 p.m., sunrise Friday 5:40 a.m.
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Farm Belt plans to preserve existing price supports
Farm Belt officials meeting in Des Moines concede Congress will not fund new farm aid and push to keep current price support programs while studying the farm’s future. Governors Branstad Janklow and Carlin warn against a full market approach, urging a rural urban coalition and state aid to farmers amid a quieter but continuing crisis.
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