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Fruit, veg sector to seek additional farm bill funding, risk management tools

09/28/22 6:38 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS ag labor reform dietary quality farm bill food safety outbreaks fruit and vegetable sector pesticides Specialty Crop Block Grant Program specialty crop research initiative specialty crops
Producers of fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops will be asking lawmakers for more funding in the next farm bill, including new research to meet the sector’s pressing need for automation and new crop-protection products.
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