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Specialty crop coalition releases principles

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance has outlined its top principles for the 2023 Farm Bill.

Co-chair Kam Quarles tells Brownfield the group supports funding for, “Nutrition, research, and pest and disease programs.”

The group also is prioritizing maintaining a competitive and sustainable industry and supply chain along with strong domestic and international markets.

He says the Biden administration’s emphasis on conservation outside of the farm bill will likely allow for more flexibility next year.

“Our programs much like other commodities are oversubscribed, in the research space we can only fund roughly one in five otherwise eligible research proposals,” he explains.

The alliance represents more than 200 commodities grown in the U.S.