AgweekTV Full Show for Jan. 2-3, 2021
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5:30 am, Jan. 2, 2021
This week on AgweekTV, we'll detail the agricultural aid in the COVID relief bill. President-Elect Biden makes more cabinet picks of importance to the ag community. We'll have the outlook for grain and livestock markets in 2021. A southeast Minnesota cheese plant is making a big expansion this year. And we'll tell you about a premium vodka from sugarbeets.
WELCOME TO AGWEEK TV AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. I'M MICHELLE ROOK.
CONGRESS PASSED A $900 BILLION COVID RELIEF PACKAGE BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, WHICH INCLUDES $13 BILLION FOR AGRICULTURE.
IT CONTAINS $3 BILLION OF DIRECT SUPPORT FOR LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND DAIRY PRODUCERS, AND $5 BILLION FOR ROW CROP FARMERS.