Examples of Specialty crop in a sentence
Specialty crop areas shall be given the highest priority for protection, followed by Canada Land Inventory Class 1, 2, and 3 lands, and any associated Class 4 through 7 lands within the prime agricultural area, in this order of priority.
Specialty crop farmers also value selective chemistry insecticides because they are less harmful to beneficial insects (such as bees and parasitic wasps) that not only pollinate fruit, but also help to control damaging insects, such as mites.
Specialty crop producers, in general, have maintained since 1996 that allowing program crop producers to switch even small numbers of acres to fruits or vegetables would negatively affect markets, and thus growers’ annual income.
Specialty crop farmers in California, Washington and elsewhere need beneficial insects such as bees to pollinate their crops.
Specialty crop growers and food processors are the primary beneficiary of the IR-4 Project by having legal access to effective pest management products, but the general public also benefits by having a safe, healthy, and reasonably priced food supply.
Specialty crop means fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture).
Specialty crop and livestock farms may manage risks through business diversification and the purchase of federal crop insurance and may benefit from participation in federal disaster assistance programs.
Specialty crop growers believe that there are numerous areas of Federal agriculture policy that could be improved to promote increased consumption of specialty crops and increase the competitiveness of producers in the efficient production of affordable specialty crops in the United States.
Another member of the TST is a facilitator engaged at the local level to provide backup support.
Specialty crop producers will benefit because lower regulatory costs will encourage more products to be registered on minor crops, providing additional tools for pest control.Consumers will benefit by having a larger supply of imported and domestically produced specialty produce at potentially lower costs.