Specialty Crop Priorities for the Farm Bill

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By Sabrina Halvorson Since the beginning of the year, the big question about the farm bill has been when it will get done. But specialty crop growers have said all along that there is no question about what needs to be done. AIMING FOR FAIR SHARE“We want to be treated equally,” said Rebeckah Adcock, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) vice …

SCFBA Co-Chair: When Are We Going to Get a Farm Bill?

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By Clint Thompson Like other agriculture-based organizations across the country, the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) is concerned about the current upheaval in Washington, D.C. The absence of a Speaker of the House has pushed back legislative issues like the next Farm Bill. It has created concern among specialty crop leaders about when one would actually be created, says …

U.S. Specialty Crop Coalition Endorses Legislation Addressing Nutrition, Organics

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and other products, endorsed nutrition and organic bills last week that cover key policy priorities outlined in the group’s 2023 Farm Bill recommendations: “The U.S. specialty crop industry is …

SCFBA Investigates Unfair Trade Within Farm Bill

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By Clint Thompson A contentious issue at the heart of specialty crop farmers in Georgia and Florida is one of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA)’s main core principles for the 2023 Farm Bill. It focuses on trade and foreign competition which has frustrated fruit and vegetable growers for decades. Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council and co-chair of …