Federal Aid for Specialty Crop Growers Could Bring Relief to East TN Farms Hit by High Costs

Federal aid for specialty crop growers could bring relief to East TN farms hit by high costs

RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Due to rising cost of production, inflation, and market losses from foreign competitors, specialty crop farmers will now be eligible to receive assistance, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.   The USDA announced recently that it is providing $1 billion in assistance for specialty crop farmers that were not included in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program that rolled out last year. A specialty crop farmer ca…

USDA Supports Specialty Crop Farmers Facing Disruptions

Tweet 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, persisten…

Specialty Crop Leaders Renew Call for Additional Aid

WASHINGTON — Specialty crop leaders issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement providing bridge payments for specialty crops and sugar totaling up to $1 billion as part of the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program. “We are still reviewing the details of today’s announcement and will be reaching out to USDA for additional clarity. President Donald J. Trump’s widely success…

USDA announces aid payments for specialty crop growers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced one-time bridge payments for specialty crop growers. The agency is providing $1 billion in the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ACSF) Program for crops not covered through the previously announced $11 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. The payments, USDA said, will help address market disruptions, elevated input costs, persistent inflation and market losses from foreign competitors…

USDA announces assistance for specialty crop farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $1 billion in assistance for specialty crops and sugar, commodities not covered under the earlier Farmer Bridge Assistance program. The one-time payments are intended to offset market disruptions, elevated input costs and inflation, the agency said in a news release. Administered by the Farm Service Agency under the Commodity…