Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: A Primer on Government Programs
Description:
U.S. farmers grow more than 250 types of fruit, vegetable, tree nut, flower,
ornamental nursery, and turfgrass crops in addition to the major bulk commodity
crops. Although specialty crops are ineligible for the federal commodity price and
income support programs, they are eligible for other types of U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) support, such as crop insurance, disaster assistance, and, under certain conditions, ad hoc market loss assistance payments. This report describes the federal …
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Date:
January 26, 2005
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department