Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 3/23/20

   
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide targeted assistance for the specialty crop industry because of losses resulting from the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was signed by Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif, Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., Jim Costa, D-Calif., Fred Upton, R-Mich. and 23 other lawmakers, according to a news release. “As you work to continue mitigating the impacts of this emergency on our nation’s agriculture industry, we ask that you include targeted relief for the specialty crop industry,” the letter said.

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