Congress approves farm bill full of specialty crop support
A U.S. House of Representatives vote late Dec. 12 sent to President Donald Trump's desk a farm bill full of support for specialty crop growers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 passed the House with an overwhelming majority of 369-47. The previous day, it passed the Senate 87-13 – the largest Senate majority vote in the history of the farm bill. [caption id="attachment_16052" align="alignright" width="300"] Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan. and Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, conduct a farm bill field hearing in May in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Roberts is chairman of the Senate Committe... moreLatest News
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