Acting U S Ag Secretary Conner Exclusive re Citrus & Farm Bill

Gary Cooper January 24, 2008 Alabama, Citrus, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Acting U S Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner is traveling heavily these days all over the nation, making talks and engaging agriculture folks in discussions about Farm Bill negotiations that seem logjammed in Congress. In Florida this week to talk citrus issues, and to meet with a national gathering of farm cooperatives going on in Orlando, we appreciate being given exclusive access to Conner for the phone interview posted in this report. All specialty crop producers should listen closely to Conner’s concerns about the Farm Bill. Report (9:00 mp3)

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