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By Clint Thompson and Dale Sandlin Amid calls for increased dedicated financial aid for specialty crops, Stephen Vaden, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary, emphasizes that additional appropriations cannot be made possible without congressional approval. In an interview with Dale Sandlin, Ag News Director for Southeast AgNet, Vaden was asked about the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which allocated $12 …
(Lansing, MI) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the availability of more than $275 million in grant funding in FY2026 for the specialty crop industry in the United States through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), and the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the agency is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program. Specialty crop producers now have until April 24, 2026, to report 2025 acres to FSA. The ASCF program is designed to help address market disruptions, elevated input costs, persistent inflation, and market losses from foreign competitors engaging …
(Washington, D.C., February 26, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties report. The data show that horticulture operations sold a total of $18.3 billion in floriculture, nursery and specialty crops in 2024. Horticultural sales in 2024 compared to 2019 show an increase in sales and number of …
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $1 billion in Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program assistance for specialty crops and sugar, commodities not covered through the previously announced Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program. These one-time bridge payments will help address market disruptions, elevated input costs, …
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons, which can include businesses and governments, under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA). The new online portal is part of a broader effort to strengthen enforcement and protect American farmland …
(Washington, D.C.) – As committed to under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Farm Security Action Plan (PDF, 1.2 MB) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced a number of coordinated actions that emphasize American agricultural research and innovation by ensuring ideas stay in America or among our allies, not with hostile nations. These historic actions strengthen …
WASHINGTON – Beginning in late December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics from farmers and ranchers throughout the United States, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). “The data will help inform decisions on local and federal …
By Clint Thompson and Dale Sandlin The Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program is allotting $12 billion in one time bridge payments to farmers in response to trade market disruptions and increased input expenses that are still impacting producers. While $11 billion will be used to provide relief to row crop farmers, the remaining $1 billion will be used for commodities …
By Frank Giles This summer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to reorganize the agency to better serve its constituents. In August, a 30-day public comment period began for stakeholders to comment on the plan that was laid out in a memorandum published in late July and signed by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. Relocating and Resizing One …
