Summary

Local farmers working for peanuts have had to work under a safety net of federal price supports for years But yesterday a cut in federal price supports in quota leves Farmers say the Government (farm bill) has pulled the financial rug out from underneath them Halifax County is one of the top peanut producing areas in North Carolina

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 47192
Story Slug PEANUT PRICES DOWN (04/18/1996)
Location HALIFAX COUNTY, NC
Format VO SOT
Date 04/18/1996
Archive Time 1:01:19
TRT 1:08
Supers Halifax County, NC Jerry Hamill, Peanut farmer Arthur Whitehead, Halifax County Agricultural Agent
Video Description Peanuts, Peanut farmers, CU: peanut bushes, Peanut crop in field, Peanut farmer sots
Description Local farmers working for peanuts have had to work under a safety net of federal price supports for years But yesterday a cut in federal price supports in quota leves Farmers say the Government (farm bill) has pulled the financial rug out from underneath them Halifax County is one of the top peanut producing areas in North Carolina
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