Collins, Butler Lead Bipartisan Bill to Empower Specialty Crop Farmers
April 29, 2024
April 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Laphonza Butler (D-CA) 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 program funding is used by state depart . . .
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Laphonza Butler (D-CA) 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 program funding is used by state depart . . .