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Archive Home > 2012 > December > 12 > The fiscal cliff and the farm bill: a rice farmer’s perspective

The fiscal cliff and the farm bill: a rice farmer’s perspective

By Michael Skalicky / The Bulletin
December 12, 2012

GANADO, Texas — I am a third-generation rice farmer. My wife and I farm about 300 acres of wheat, 500 acres of grain sorghum, 400 acres of soybeans and 350 acres of rice. We also own about 60 head of beef cattle. I also help my dad take care of his 400 acres of rice and his 650 head of....

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