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February
12, 2007 -
- ALLIANCE
HOSTS RECEPTION FOR FARM BILL SUPPORTERS
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- The
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance hosted a wine reception on Feb. 7 in the foyer
of the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., for new members of Congress and their
agriculture staff members. About 80 attendees sampled hors d’ouevres and
wines from around the United States. Congressman Collin Peterson, chairman of
the House Agriculture Committee, attended.
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- FFVA,
part of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, is pleased with the strong focus
on specialty crops in the Bush administration’s proposed Farm Bill, which
was unveiled recently. The proposal does not include direct payments to specialty
crop producers. Rather, it benefits FFVA members by targeting nearly $5 billion
to support specialty crops in a number of ways: increasing the emphasis on nutrition
in food assistance programs – including school meals – through the purchase
of fruits and vegetables, funding specialty crop research, fighting trade barriers
and expanding export markets.
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