Taxes and Farm Bill among important election issues

RFD Radio's Rita Frazer spoke with IFB's Mark Gebhards about some of the important issues facing Illinois agriculture this election. Gebhards says tax issues, like the estate tax, should be on voters' minds now.

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Published: Oct 3, 2012

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