Bill Boost for Florida Citrus
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For fresh fruit and vegetable marketing and distribution in Asia By Carl Collen Tuesday 28th January 2014, 9:50 GMT Bill boost for Florida citrus Provisional Farm Bill contains US$125m for citrus greening disease research he Florida citrus industry has "This is absolutely terrific news. We are in a Sparks singled out senator Bill Nelson T recieved a major boost in the crisis right now and we know the key to along with representatives Vern Buchanan, fight against citrus greening beating citrus greening disease will be Dennis Ross, Tom Rooney, Steve disease, with the news that the House and found through intensive and sustained Southerland, Daniel Webster, Mario Diaz- Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee scientific research, funded in large part Balart, Kathy Castor, Patrick Murphy, Ted has approved US$125m in citrus research though this money," said Michael Sparks, Yoho, Ander Crenshaw and Bill Posey. funding over the next five years. executive vice-president and CEO of Sparks also said Florida agriculture Florida Citrus Mutual. "This funding is an commissioner Adam Putnam's help on the Citrus greening is a bacterial disease investment in the future of one of Florida's funding initiative was critical. vectored by the Asian citrus psyllid. It signature industries and gets us that much attacks the vascular system of a tree and closer to a solution. Both the House and the Senate are can kill it within two years. expected to vote on the full Farm Bill "I can't thank the members of Florida's sometime in the next few weeks, and The research programme will be overseen Congressional delegation enough for their Sparks said he would be communicating by US Department of Agriculture secretary hard work on this issue," he added. "They with the Florida delegation over the next Tom Vilsack, in consultation with industry have worked tirelessly on this legislation. few days to urge all Members to support stakeholders from Florida, California and We took a big step forward today, because the Farm Bill. Texas. of them." http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/1474/parts-of-san-diego-quarantined-as-psyllid-count-mounts © Copyright Market Intelligence Ltd - Fruitnet.com 2014. The copyright on this article and all content published on Market Intelligence Ltd - Fruitnet.com is held by Market Intelligence Ltd - Fruitnet.com Limited, a joint venture between Market Intelligence Limited and Dr Rolf M Wolf Media GmbH. All rights reserved. Neither this article nor any part of it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, including print- outs, screen grabs and information retrieval systems, without the prior permission of the copyright owners..