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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 09 > Farm bill would increase funding for local ‘specialty crop’ growers

Farm bill would increase funding for local ‘specialty crop’ growers

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
May 9, 2008

WASHINGTON — A five-year, $300 billion package of farm programs unveiled Thursday would increase funding for the fruit and vegetable programs that most benefit Oregon farmers, but negotiators in Congress shied away from more substantial reforms.

The Oregon Farm Bureau and other farm....

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