Our wild blueberry crop and our apple producers were affected by an excessively rainy spring that prevented pollinization from occurring, and then they were hit with a drought in the summer and fall. A lot of times the disaster assistance programs are really tailored for row crops, and they're not easily accessible for specialty crops. There was some money set aside, but frankly, it's not enough. So I would simply ask you to commit to work to ensure that our specialty crop producers have this … (07:36–07:53)
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