Specialty Crops
The recently released draft text includes several funding increases for key programs for specialty crops, amounting to over $125M in increased funding annually.
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The program funds innovative projects designed to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops; applications due July 7.
The Calexico, Calif.-based company says its green onions program is supported by an investment in infrastructure and production capacity.
North Spore, which provides grow kits to consumers and U.S.-grown spawn to small mushroom farms, has adapted its business amid rising consumer demand.
The new options are designed to expand enterprise unit eligibility and expand new Risk Management Agency coverage for grape growers in the west.
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is among those encouraging lawmakers to protect farm bill investments in specialty crops.
Two new programs are designed to help specialty crop growers gain access to processing facilities following a natural disaster and expand market opportunities.
Funded projects include the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board’s initiative to promote the consumption of Michigan-grown asparagus.
Electronic logging devices that have been certified by their makers to meet minimum requirements are now listed on the website of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
The Farm Service Agency has added funding after specialty crop production was left out of a final year-end economic assistance package negotiated by congressional leaders.
The additional funding will help specialty crop growers expand agricultural exports to Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South and Southeast Asia.
The fruit’s unique shape and seasonal availability make it an eye-catching addition to grocery promotions and holiday menus, the company says.
Alliance co-chairs have responded to specialty crops being left out of a final year-end economic assistance package negotiated by congressional leaders.