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Long Island Farmers Express Concerns To Tim Bishop

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The Weigley family farmland in Wainscott. KYRIL BROMLEY

The Weigley family farmland in Wainscott. KYRIL BROMLEY

U.S. Representative Tim Bishop, second from left, listens to concerns from farmers at the Long Island Farm Bureau on Saturday. Headquarters In Calverton.

U.S. Representative Tim Bishop, second from left, listens to concerns from farmers at the Long Island Farm Bureau on Saturday. Headquarters In Calverton.

U.S. Representative Tim Bishop discusses immigration reform with local farmers on Saturday at the Long Island Farm Bureau In Calverton.

U.S. Representative Tim Bishop discusses immigration reform with local farmers on Saturday at the Long Island Farm Bureau In Calverton.

Joseph Gergela, executive director of the Long Island Farm Bureau, asks questions about pesticide regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday at the Long Island Farm Bureau In Calverton.

Joseph Gergela, executive director of the Long Island Farm Bureau, asks questions about pesticide regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday at the Long Island Farm Bureau In Calverton.

author on Mar 29, 2011
Immigration, the federal deficit and environmental protection measures were the topics on the minds of anxious local farmers during a meeting with U.S. Representative Tim Bishop on Saturday in Calverton,... more

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