Small Farmers In New England Fear New Food Safety Rules

Published September 4, 2013 at 3:05 AM EDT

Joe Buley owns Screamin' Ridge Farm in Montpelier, Vt. He says the FDA's new food safety rules threaten the viability of small New England farm operations like his. Here, Buley harvests cucumbers.

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