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Representative Scott Tipton Talks Agriculture

KSJD | By Tom Yoder

Published April 23, 2014 at 11:24 AM MDT

Representative Scott Tipton was raised in Cortez, Colorado and is currently serving his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. KSJD's Bob Bragg, host of Ag Markets & More, talks with Tipton about his views on agriculture, the Farm Bill, the current regulatory environment for farmers, and more.

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Tom Yoder

Tom Yoder is the Executive Director at KSJD. He produced the podcast "Fieldwork: Misadventures at the Edge of Science", and often hosts interviews on KSJD.

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