On a recent trip to Florida, attending a convention in Tampa 
involving corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum interests, USDA’s Acting Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services, Michael Scuse granted us an exclusive, lengthy interview. Click to listen as we focus on issues particular to our deep southeast region. Issues discussed include the upcoming farm bill and research dollars for specialty crops; new faces in Congress and potential impacts on ag policy; high value ‘specialty’ crops in the context of world trade negotiations; USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service and what it means to growing U. S. Ag Exports; learning from NAFTA’s experience with seasonal perishable crops; the BCAP program, and why the navy is so interested in biofuels; crop insurance for specialty crops, and more.
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