Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (center) listens to Roger Noonan (foreground) from the New England Farmers Union, as Rep. Chris Pappas (left) and Trevor Hardy (right), owner of Brookdale Fruit Farm look on at Brookdale Fruit Farm in Hollis, New Hampshire June 17, 2022. The farm hosted a round table discussion between Vilsack and local, smaller specialty crop producers in the state. Vilsack took the opportunity to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023. USDA photo by Jeremy J. Fowler, NRCS.
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