U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston Talks to Cotton Growers

Randall Weiseman January 30, 2008 Cattle, Cotton, Georgia, Livestock

One speaker at the Georgia Cotton Conference today was U.S.Â Representative Jack Kingston of Georgia. Afterwards he talked with me about aÂ fewÂ topics concerning agriculture, with one of course being the farm bill. Â Report (5:00 mp3)Â

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