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Politics stalls compensation for tomato growers
(Oct. 14, 12:00 p.m.) Efforts to compensate U.S. tomato growers that
suffered financial losses during the Food and Drug Administration’s
Salmonella Saintpaul investigation have stalled in Washington, D.C.
Reggie
Brown, executive vice president of the Florida T... more
Relief funding could help New Jersey growers
(Oct. 8, 11:00 a.m.) Following a summer of nasty weather, 10 New
Jersey counties have been designated disaster areas by the federal
government.
Hail, drought and heat ranked among the severe
weather events afflicting growers this summer, according to a release
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COOL law begins with 6-month phase in
(Oct. 2, 7:00 a.m.) As a six month phase-in period began Sept. 30
for country of origin labeling for fresh produce at retail stores, U.S.
Department of Agriculture officials said they are aiming for
surveillance of compliance by 36,000 retailers by April.
Some
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