Washington, May 18 -- Congressman John Joyce issued the following press release:
In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) urged the Secretary to issue a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania fruit growers impacted by unprecedented low temperatures in April.
"Pennsylvania agriculture is a central component of our rural communities, and fruit growers are now facing devastating losses caused by abnormally low temperatures during a critical point in the growing season," said Congressman Joyce. "This freeze has placed an extraordinary financial burden on orchards across our district and threatens the livelihoods of countless farming families. The USDA must ...