Specialty Crops Push for Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman January 30, 2008 Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance wants to see the House and Senate farm bills reconciled to get a bill friendly to specialty crops signed by the president instead of reverting to old law or extending the current bill.

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