U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the allocation of $48.1 million, provided by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), to projects across the country that will help to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and diseases that threaten America's agriculture economy and the environment.

What does that mean to you and me?

Spraying chemicals such as 2,4-D and others to rid the US of invasive species many of which are medicinal plants.

From the trenches,
Celeste