ISSUE 1077 FAS ACCEPTING TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PETITIONS The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is now accepting Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers petitions for fiscal year 2006. Growers may file a form FAS-930 or other acceptable petitions through January 31, 2006. The trade adjustment assistance program was established in 2002 to provide technical assistance and cash benefits to producers affected by increases in imports. Send
petitions
to
FAS,
ITP/IPPD,
MS
-1021,
Washington,
D.C.,
20250-1021
or
via
email
to
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
You
may
also
fax
petitions
to
(202)
720-0876.
Additional
information
is
available
at
www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa/taaindex.htm. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) FAS ACCEPTING TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PETITIONS HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE TO ADDRESS SPECIALTY CROP CONCERNS CDP SIGN-UP DEADLINE APPROACHING SEMINAR FOR CERTIFIED CROP ADVISORS IS OCTOBER 12 |
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