Farm Bill bears fruit for all

摘要

Today, I am representing my family's fruit business that's been farming in the Yakima Valley of Washington state since 1897, growing apples, cherries, pears and wine grapes. I am also representing a broad community of fruit farmers and their employees, in our state and across the country, who share a common interest in continuing to produce delicious, healthy, safe, American-grown fruit for generations to come.The Pacific Northwest is home to many family-owned orchards that provide approximately two-thirds of the apples and about three-fourths of the pears and sweet cherries grown in the United States. Together, these crops are valued at over $3 billion annually, with aboutone-third of the value coming through foreign trade, and create tens of thousands of jobs.