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Bipartisan bill to give specialty crop growers flexibility
Dec 21, 2017, 15:18 PM
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Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young have introduced a bill to help farmers plant specialty crops without a permanent penalty to commodity program eligibility.
The Fruit and Vegetable Planting Flexibility Act of 2017 would allow farmers to maintain commodity program eligibility for fruit and vegetable acres through the Farm Flex program in the Farm Bill.
Donnelly says he has been a supporter of the Farm Flex program since it was created, and the legislation will help farmers make the best planting decisions.
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