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US (WA): Farm bill's failure adds to Prosser clean plant center worries

Congress' failure to pass a farm bill this year has left question marks in place of dollar signs for a Prosser center dedicated to keeping grapes, apples and other crops pest-free. The Clean Plant Center Northwest, along with 16 other centers nationwide, could soon be crippled by the stalemate, raising concerns that crops could become vulnerable to insects and diseases.

The federal funding approved in the 2008 farm bill ends Sept. 15 for the center at the Washington State University's Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension Center.

Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/08/31/2551256/farm-bills-failure-adds-to-prosser.html#storylink=cpy
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