That French fruit fly research earmark--the back story

This story is of particular interest to me because for the last few years we haven't been able to produce our wonderful home-cured olives, because Steve's olive crop has been a total loss, thanks to the olive fruit fly invasion.

Read it here: Sarah Palin Science | Salon

This is one earmark that will directly benefit California agriculture, so we don't have to import olive oil from foreign countries.

Image from Cornell University.