These are counties targeted for consolidation. Bill Graff will be talking to farmers and commodity groups on getting their input. We'll talk to anybody that wants to talk. The goal is to have better equipped, better trained, more efficient offices.

Joe Alexander

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In places like Ford County, Piatt, Douglas and DeWitt counties, (agriculture) is a large economic driver.

— Joe Alexander

Our time frame with this is on Nov. 15, we need to submit a plan on how to consolidate 26 county offices to Washington. We're going to be gathering input from farmers and others on the best way to do this.

— Joe Alexander

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