The committee was able to provide some measure of relief to growers combating these pests, and I remain hopeful that we will be able to do more in the future. Authorization of funds for the USDA to pay compensation to growers who were unable to harvest their crops due to San Diego fruit fly quarantine. Authorization of funds for the Secretary of Agriculture to compensate growers who have lost crops due to Pierce's Disease. BARD was established as a cooperative program between Israeli and the U.S. and concentrates its research on a variety of agricultural issues, including irrigated agriculture, disease with fruit tree crops, and viticultural practices. Methyl Bromide is scheduled to be phased out by 2005.
Fruit flies threaten a variety of California agriculture products.
Language encouraging the National Resources Conservation Service to fund the agriculture drainage and manure removal project within the Chino Basin Dairy Preserve from funds made available from the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. Language encouraging the USDA to give priority consideration for the grant of the Fresno Community Medical Center's Rural Outreach and Telemedicine Network, which makes health care more available to Fresno residents.