Schumer: Bipartisan Farm Bill On Senate Floor Today Would Be Big Boost To Upstate NY Fruit And Vegetable Farmers – Senator Details Benefits To…
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Schumer: Bipartisan Farm Bill On Senate Floor Today Would Be Big Boost To Upstate NY Fruit And Vegetable Farmers - Senator Details Benefits To Farmers Statewide
Today, U.S. Senator
The bill, which passed the
"Grapes, apples, onions, cherries, peaches and a host of other specialty crops are a huge part of the Upstate agriculture economy, and this bill reflects that," said Schumer. "Between the frost last year, and the floods from Irene and Lee,
Without any baseline in the budget, the programs detailed by Senator Schumer were all subject to potentially devastating cuts in this year's farm bill. Maintaining and even increasing the funding levels for these programs was not a given, especially in a very challenging budget environment, but the bill passed by the
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program --
Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) --
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) --
Market Access Program (MAP) : This program uses funds from the
The Farm Bill would also make significant improvements to the
The bill also provides new opportunities for farmers to work with other producers of similar crops to create new insurance products that fit their needs. Under current
The new
The bill also standardizes the definition of "rural" across each Rural Development Program. The proposed language would define "rural" as a city or town with fewer than 50,000 people which is not contiguous or adjacent to a city or town with more than 50,000; some of the current population thresholds for
According to the most recent
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In the North Country, specialty crops were valued at
In the Southern Tier, specialty crops were valued at
5th for fresh market vegetables (
2nd for apples (
7th for floriculture products (
7th for processing vegetables (
3rd for wine and grape juice (
3rd for cabbage (
2nd for maple syrup (
7th for Christmas trees (
4th for tart cherries and pears (
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