Davis to Reveal Plans for Federal Farm Funding
Gov. Gray Davis will announce plans today to distribute $63 million in federal funds to help specialty crop producers.
The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used for marketing, promoting food safety and nutrition, and conducting crop research, said Steve Maviglio, Davis’ spokesman.
The money is part of a $5.5-billion supplemental farm aid package approved by President Bush last year that provides economic aid to growers of specialty crops, mostly fruits and vegetables. The Agricultural Economic Assistance Act targeted California specialty crop growers who don’t receive traditional farm subsidy money.
The grant was awarded to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, which will distribute aid to farmers. Davis will announce details of the program at the World Ag Expo in Tulare.
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