Smith: Late in 2025, USDA announced the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program that set aside $12 billion in assistance for U.S.

Today, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), ...

Despite generating over $75B annually, specialty crops face rising costs, weak prices and limited safety nets. Case studies ...

Jan. 7—WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds specialty crop producers to apply for assistance for marketing and food safety certification expenses. Specifically, USDA's Farm Service ...

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is urging immediate action and clarity on USDA's Farmer Bridge Assistance Program.

Rice at $132.89 and cotton at $117.35 will receive the highest per-acre rates, but some have called payments a bandage in the ...

The program will provide $11 billion for traditional farm program commodities, and the remaining $1 billion will be used for ...

USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance products for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. “It’s ...

A $2 billion program aimed at helping specialty crop producers is now accepting applications. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Marketing Assistance for Specialty ...

The Agriculture Department has a lot of services, funding and tools for specialty crop farmers – including a new $100 million program to help producers sell their crops overseas – and the USDA wants ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has awarded over $601,000 in fiscal year 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funding to South Carolina.

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is holding three virtual workshops in December in preparation for the Feb. 14 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program proposal deadline. Lavender considered a ...