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DECATUR, Ill. — Questions about trade and tariffs, biofuels and livestock disease prevention dominated the 2019 Farm Progress Show ag policy forum.

Representatives of all the major Illinois agriculture commodity groups spoke to a panel that consisted of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and U.S. Reps. John Shimkus, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost and Darin LaHood.

“To have Secretary Perdue here not only two years ago, but to come back and hear from you again, I think that’s a testament to the administration and really a testament to Secretary Perdue on how he wants to interact with our farmers and our producers,” said Davis as he welcomed guests to the forum and to the show, which happens to be in his congressional district.