The chairman of the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council says an extended government shutdown could put vital trade outreach at risk. Mark Wilson, who farms in north central Illinois, says some of the organization’s main funding comes from the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program. “We have a little bit of […]
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