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{"6BD75515-4040-F985-52CD-FAF5FC79773E":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"6BD75515-4040-F985-52CD-FAF5FC79773E","title":"Schumer at Three Brothers Winery urging the USDA to provide swift relief for vineyard who have suffered danage","summary":"Geneva, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"February 17, 2014","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/schumer-at-three-brothers-winery-urging-the-usda-to-provide-swift-relief-for-vineyard-who-have-suffered-danage","city":null,"county":"Seneca","lat":42.821911,"lng":-76.923996,"description":"<p><img border=\"0\" src=\"http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/12754111104_3c28cd6ed7_s.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"margin:0pt 10px 10px 0pt;width:100px;float:left\">\nOn February 17,2014 Schumer visited Three Brothers vineyard in Geneva to call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide swift relief to vineyards who have suffered major crop damage from the extreme cold weather this winter through the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) and be ready to approve a crop disaster declaration so emergency loans can be made available. Following crop losses due to inclement weather and other natural disaster, growers often suffer from cash flow problems that impact their ability to replant quickly and also impact wine production for several years into the future. Schumer explained that the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) was just passed as part of the Farm Bill and can provide reimbursements to growers who suffer extensive damage to the trunks of their grape vines as a result of extreme weather events, such as the Polar Vortex-induced freezing temperatures earlier this winter.  Already, as a result of the cold snap, scientists at Cornell are finding damaged buds in test studies, suggesting that over 50% of buds could be damaged this winter, which suggests that vine damage is also highly likely. Schumer also urged the USDA to be prepared to approve a disaster declaration if bud damage is widespread and severe, so that emergency low-interest loans can be made available to growers who suffer extensive bud damage but not trunk damage.</p>"}}

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