H.R. 1600 Eat Healthy America!
The industry has more than a few friends in the House of Representatives. The Eat Healthy America Act was introduced March 20 by Rep. Dennis Cardoza and 64 co-sponsors, "to continue and expand upon previous congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets, to enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.."
From govtrack.us
Sponsor:
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]
Cosponsors
Rep. Thomas Allen [D-ME]
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]
Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Mary Bono [R-CA]
Rep. Allen Boyd [D-FL]
Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. Thelma Drake [R-VA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R-MD]
Rep. John Hall [D-NY]
Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Darlene Hooley [D-OR]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. John Kuhl [R-NY]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]
Rep. Tim Mahoney [D-FL]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]
Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]
Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]
Rep. Thomas Reynolds [R-NY]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Christopher Shays [R-CT]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]
Rep. James Walsh [R-NY]
Rep. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. David Wu [D-OR]
Labels: Adam Putnam, Dennis Cardoza, FDA, Jim Allen
posted by Tom Karst @ 12:15 AM
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(be careful what you ask for)
March 20, University of Arizona — New virus attacks melons, cucumbers and squash. A
plant virus identified for the first time last fall on Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, melon and
squash crops has the potential to cause severe damage on upcoming crops. Cucurbit yellow
stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) can infect members of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae,
including all types of melons, summer and winter squash, pumpkins, gourds and cucumbers.
Severe commercial damage occurred in 2006 on melons in southern Arizona, and on melons
and squash in Sonora, Mexico. "What I observed in the cucurbit crop in Mexico was astounding
−− one−hundred percent infection and extremely severe symptoms in watermelon, honeydew,
cantaloupe, spaghetti squash, acorn and kabocha squash, and zucchini," says Judith Brown,
virologist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at The University of Arizona. She
isolated and identified the virus from plant samples submitted to her by growers both in Yuma,
AZ, and Sonora, Mexico. CYSDV symptoms develop first on older leaves and mimic water
stress. Interveinal chlorosis −− a yellowing between the veins −− streaks the leaves, which later
turn bright yellow. As the plant's internal transport system breaks down, it tries to save itself by
dropping older leaves. Without enough leaves, the plant's vigor is reduced and it can't support
and nourish the fruit.
Source: http://uanews.org/cgi−bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/26/wa/SRStor
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