Cranberry tour provides lawmaker a primer on industry issues

"In preparation for talks next week on the federal farm bill, Wisconsin’s junior senator made a stop Wednesday in south Wood County to learn more about the state's largest fruit crop.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin toured Fanning Cranberry Co. in Seneca, where she got the chance to experience firsthand what industry leaders are saying is one of the largest fall crops on record, followed by a tour of the Ocean Spray Cranberries processing plant in Wisconsin Rapids. It was Baldwin’s first publicized visit to the Wisconsin Rapids area since being elected last year to succeed retiring Sen. Herb Kohl..."

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