Federal help for Pennsylvania fruit growers after crop freezes

Joyce has urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania fruit growers affected by April’s severe freeze. He has also pushed for expanded federal USDA assistance and expedited support for growers in Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and Perry Counties. The request is tied to damage from that specific freeze.

Context: The source describes requests for federal action, not a specific assistance program or eligibility rules.

In their own words

urged the Secretary to issue a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania fruit growers impacted by unprecedented low temperatures in April.

The source

John Joyce: official policy priorities ↗

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