California Wine Producers Ask For Assistance to Quell Grape Disease.The California wine industry has asked for grants of $15 million annually from the federal government in its bid to rid the state of Pierce's disease and its carrier the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS GWSS Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (insect) GWSS Groundwater Supply Survey ). California agricultural representatives asked that the $15.3 million in emergency funding supplied by the USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. last year become an annual grant in the federal budget. Last year $40 million in state and federal funding was allocated for the fight against the GWSS and experts say the search for a solution to the problem, which has devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. parts of the California wine industry, could take decades. Recently, legislation was introduced that could levy a tax on grape production. It is hoped the scheme can raise an additional $5 million for further inspection, detection and research against Pierce's disease. The infestation infestation /in·fes·ta·tion/ (-fes-ta´shun) parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites, or ticks; sometimes used to denote parasitic invasion of the organs and tissues, as by helminths. has ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. the grape crop in California and has prompted Australia to halt the importation of California grapes. |
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