Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 9/27/17

The Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436) gained crucial bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress today. The bill’s main author, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME), confirmed 21 new representatives have cosponsored the proposed legislation, joining initial cosponsors of the bill, Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA).The proposed legislation would renew and provide $50 million in funding for the USDA’s flagship organic research program, the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI).  

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