USDA fruit and vegetable advisory committee to meet

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee will meet May 9.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee will meet May 9.

The committee is brought together to look at a broad range of fruit and vegetable industry issues and give input to Secretary of Agriculture on how the USDA can better meet the needs of the industry, according to a news release.

The committee will May 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, and then on May 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., according to the release.

The committee will meet at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va., according to the release.
More information about the meeting is available here.

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