Sens. Butler, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Empower Specialty Crop Farmers
April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Specialty Crops Security Act, legislation to increase the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program authorization from $85 to $100 million per year and expand opportunities for specialty crop stakeholders to provide input into how pro . . .
Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Specialty Crops Security Act, legislation to increase the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program authorization from $85 to $100 million per year and expand opportunities for specialty crop stakeholders to provide input into how pro . . .