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What’s for dinner? The farm bill has a big impact

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Published February 9, 2014 1:39am ET
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What’s for dinner? The farm bill has a big impact
FILE - This Dec. 20, 2013 file photo shows shoppers passing through the Sweet Auburn Curb Market in Atlanta. Look no further than your dinner plate to understand how the sweeping farm bill affects you. About 15 percent of the money in the new law, signed by President Obama Friday, will go to farmers to help them grow the food you eat. Most of the rest of the money in the almost $100 billion-a-year law will go to food stamps that help people buy groceries. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) | David Goldman

WASHINGTON (AP) — Look no further than your dinner plate to understand how the new farm bill affects you.

About 15 percent of the money in the legislation signed into law Friday by President Barack Obama will go to farmers to help them grow the food you eat. Most of the rest of the money in the almost $100 billion-a-year law will go to food stamps that help people buy groceries.

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