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The investment includes $70.4 million to support specialty crop production research across the United States .
$50.5 million is to support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic food, fiber and organic products.
Specialty crops defined in the Farm Bill as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops.
Michigan State University : Organic tree fruit production east of the Mississippi river will not be sustainable without effective management of bacterial diseases including fire blight, bacterial canker and bacterial spot.
Bacteriophages (phages) represent a promising tool for managing bacterial plant diseases; however, phages have not been commercially developed mainly due to reduced and inconsistent efficacy.
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