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Farm Bill, immigration reform talk from ag secretary and Michigan senator
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., met with growers in west Michigan. They answered questions from farmers about the upcoming fight for funding in the 2012 Farm Bill and how agriculture is going to find adequate labor for this season.
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Schnepf Farms U-Pick
Photo by Foskett Creative Photograph
Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek, Ariz., has been operating for 70 years. All of the crop is direct marketed and u-pick. Whatever is grown, the customers come and pick it all, said owner Mark Schnepf.