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Specialty Crop Assistance Update
Fruit Grower Report
Specialty crop growers are paying close attention as the USDA announced up to $1 billion, and possibly more, in bridge assistance payments available for Specialty Crop growers.
New Lifeline for Specialty Crop Producers
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA announces one-time payments to address inflation, input costs, and export challenges.
New Faces, New Funding for Southern Agriculture
Southeast Regional Ag News
Alabama names FSA committee members as Florida opens millions in forest cost-share support.
Bell Named Washington FSA Director and Ag Economy Slide to Stop
The Agribusiness Update
The Trump Administration has appointed Patrick Bell as the new State Executive Director for the USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Washington State, and Ag economists are predicting the slide in the U.S. farm economy will stop in the new year.
Five Agriculture Leaders Appointed to Florida FSA Committee
Southeast Regional Ag News
The new state committee brings decades of experience to strengthening USDA programs for Florida farmers and ranchers.
Drought Triggers Disaster Declaration for Alabama Counties
Southeast Regional Ag News
Nineteen counties are now eligible for federal assistance after severe drought conditions.
Disaster assistance
Idaho Ag Today
There are some strong federal programs to help you through losses.
Time to Turn in Ballots
Southeast Regional Ag News
Eligible producers should act now in the FSA county committee elections.
Your Ballot Matters in California
California Ag Today
FSA county committee elections give California producers a voice in federal programs.
China's Soybean Purchases and Gray Wolf Delisting
The Agribusiness Update
China has secured at least seven million tons of U.S. soybeans after multiple purchases in recent weeks, and the Pet and Livestock Protection Act passed the House with a bipartisan vote, which would reissue the 2020 rule delisting gray wolves.
FSA and Snowmageddon
Idaho Ag Today
I talked with Idaho State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Kevin Andrus about some new disaster relief programs.
FSA Disaster programs
Idaho Ag Today
State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Kevin Andrus, describes some new disaster relief programs.
Georgia Peanut Commission Welcomes Taylor Arnold as New Executive Director
Southeast Regional Ag News
Stepping into the role January 1, 2026, Arnold succeeds longtime leader Don Koehler following more than four decades of service to Georgia’s peanut industry.
Meet Screwworm.gov
California Ag Today
USDA launches Screwworm.gov to centralize federal information and support Secretary Rollins’ whole-of-government plan to combat the New World screwworm.
More dairy production
Idaho Ag Today
More dairy production projected for 2025 and 26 at USDA's latest outlook.
A New Hub in the Screwworm Fight
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA launches Screwworm.gov to centralize federal information and support Secretary Rollins’ whole-of-government plan to combat the New World screwworm.
Hurricane Season Ends and FSA Offices Reopen
The Agribusiness Update
With the 2025 hurricane season nearly complete, it appears the East Coast, especially the Southeast, escaped the impact of a landfalling hurricane for the first time in a decade, and in a move aimed at easing frustration among producers, the USDA reopens approximately 2,100 Farm Service Agency county offices.
Cling Peach Uncertainty and FSA Offices Reopen
The Agribusiness Update
California cling peach growers face an uncertain future after long-term contracts worth more than a half-billion dollars were voided by Del Monte Foods, and in a move aimed at easing frustration among producers, the USDA reopens approximately 2,100 Farm Service Agency county offices.
Newhouse on FSA Firing and Republicans Blame Dems for SNAP Delays
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse, of Washington, is not pleased with the firing of Jon Wyss, Executive Director, Washington State FSA, and House Ag Chair "GT" Thompson and other ag officials blame Democrat obstruction in the reopening the federal government and lapse of SNAP benefits.
Federal Farm Program Acreage Dimension Changes
Line on Agriculture
The Farm Service Agency is taking into account new urban farming trends in it's acreage reporting guidelines.