8pgs, The agribusiness sector includes a diverse group of interests - crop producers, livestock and meat producers, poultry and egg companies, dairy farmers, timber producers, tobacco companies and food manufacturers and stores. The industry has new-found relevance going into 2019 as the trade war between China and the United States continues to rage leaving many in the business, especially soybean farmers, hurting.
The industry's giving reached its peak in the 2016 presidential cycle spending more than $118 million. The number fell in 2018 to more than $92 million, but was good for the third-highest spending cycle, and highest for a midterm, the industry has had.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12151
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Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 1 page., Data, analytics and technology company DTN acquires a global farm-level data source, Farm Market ID. Both share goals of helping agribusinesses support producers.
