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Issue Position: Agriculture

Issue Position

By: Jack Reed
By: Jack Reed
Issues: Agriculture and Food


Issue Position: Agriculture

Rhode Island farmers produce some of the best tasting apples, potatoes, and sweet corn in the nation. Our state's rich soil allows Rhode Island agricultural workers to cultivate garden and nursery products such as sod, trees, and shrubs that are exported all over the country. Senator Reed has worked hard to ensure that the federal government does its part to help Rhode Island family farmers remain competitive and productive. He has secured funding for agriculture conservation programs to help promote farming practices that are environmentally responsible. When natural disasters have struck, Reed has been there to make sure the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides federal assistance to Rhode Island farmers. Reed is also committed to ending hunger in the U.S. and has long supported funding for federal food and nutrition programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the school lunch program, which our farmers help make possible.


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