CALIFORNIA, USA — California peach farmers will receive up to $9 million in federal aid after the closure of a major processing facility left growers without a market for their crops.
Rep. Mike Thompson, Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. David Valadao said the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund a clingstone peach tree removal program to help farmers affected by the shutdown of a Del Monte plant in Modesto.
The facility’s closure led to widespread contract cancellations and left growers with no viable market for their fruit, according to a news release from the lawmakers…