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China has made a pledge to buy U.S. soybeans over the next few years, fueling hope for farmers who have been caught in the middle of a trade war between the two nations. Yet the damage to the U.S. agricultural market may have already been done.

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A years-long legal battle between a generational ranching farm in eastern Washington and state regulators has caught the eye of the nation's top agricultural official. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she's going to intervene...