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Avondale, PA, June 7, 2023—A set of bipartisan legislators in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate introduced the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act today, which would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct a study on the benefits of providing crop insurance for mushroom farmers, American Mushroom (AMI) announced today.
Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Dan Meuser (R-PA), along with Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the legislation which would direct USDA to analyze various threats to mushroom production and the impact on farmers’ ability to grow mushrooms and maintain profitability.