More Details of Allocation of Farm Bill Citrus Greening Funds

Randall Weiseman April 4, 2014 Citrus, Florida

A lot has been said about funding in the 2014 Farm Bill allocated to fight citrus greening. USDA’s Susan Carter has this report regarding some of the specifics of where and how that money will be spent.

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