Risch, Crapo Urge USDA Action to Protect America's Potato Crops
July 16, 2024
July 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) led Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack expressing concern about the potential for potato wart to spread from potato imports originating on Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) to U.S. farms and production facilities and urging the implementation of additional mitigation measures to prevent i . . .
Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) led Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack expressing concern about the potential for potato wart to spread from potato imports originating on Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) to U.S. farms and production facilities and urging the implementation of additional mitigation measures to prevent i . . .