Save Your Crop Protection Tools: Industry advocates voice support for the IR-4 Project

摘要

FARM groups and the crop protection industry got a scare when President Obama proposed his 2013 budget for consideration in Congress. His budget called for the creation of a "Crop Protection" program under which the Minor Crof Pest Management (IR-4 Project) withii USDA would then fall under. This would have resulted in a 30% reduction in funding for the program that i so critical for specialty crops.