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TN Ag Commissioner accused of pressuring Farm Bureau to cut ties with agent over personal dispute
Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Andy Holt is accused in a lawsuit of pressuring the Tennessee Farm Bureau to cut ties with insurance agent Bryant Rhodes following a personal dispute. The lawsuit claims Holt used his influence to force the Farm Bureau to terminate Rhodes after an altercation at a land auction.
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