Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, has reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at combating spotted wing drosophila, an invasive pest that has become a growing concern for specialty crop producers in California’s Central Valley and other western states, according to a news release from his office. Valadao joined Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., in reintroducing the Spotted Wing Abatement Trust, or SWAT, Act. The measure would strengthen U.S. Departmen…
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