Statement By FL Ag Commissioner On US House Panel Passing Bill To Support Florida Citrus Growers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following the announcement that the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed the Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida to support Florida citrus growers struggling from the impacts of citrus greening, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam released the following statement:

“I am grateful for Congressman Buchanan’s leadership on this critically important legislation and the continued support of the entire Florida delegation for Florida citrus, our state’s signature crop. Growers are projected to harvest the smallest citrus crop in more than 50 years this season, and they need our support until a long-term solution to greening is discovered. The Committee’s passage of the Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act is a big first step toward pushing this legislation and its support for Florida growers across the finish line.”

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Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services