Specialty Crop Competition Act of 2007

As expected, the Specialty Crop Competition Act of 2007 was introduced today in the Senate by Sens. Larry Craig, R-Ida., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., with about 15 co-sponsors signing on - Hillary Clinton included.

Here is a section by section rundown of the bill, passed along by John Keeling of the National Potato Council.

Here is the release from United.

Here is the release from Stabenow and Craig.

The text of the bill is not yet available.


TK: As one lobbyist told me today, now is when the "fun" starts. The industry has a bill both in the House and the Senate; now, what can it get in the 2007 farm bill? One thing is sure; never have ambitions been set so high.