Day: June 7, 2024

Fetterman Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging USDA to Consider Mushroom Growers’ Concerns in Rulemaking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to consider Pennsylvania producers’ priorities when finalizing the “National Organic Program: Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food proposed rule. Specifically, the letter highlighted the concerns that Pennsylvania’s mushroom growers have about USDA’s decision to create an entirely new standard for organic mushrooms instead

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