agriculture
Specialty crop focus intensifies as House prepares to mark up farm bill
With a planned U.S. House Agriculture Committee markup of a farm bill draft postponed until March 3, momentum is building for an increased focus on sp... continue reading »
Up to $600M in disaster relief now available to Florida growers
Florida agricultural producers can now apply for more than $600 million in disaster assistance related to losses from the 2023 and 2024 hurricane seas... continue reading »
Group pushes for permanent reform to AEWR rule
An advocacy group is pushing legislators to make permanent changes to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), the wage calculation used in the H-2A tempo... continue reading »
New 10% tariffs now in effect despite Supreme Court ruling
Global 10% tariffs went into effect Feb. 24 despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a broad set of the taxes imposted by Donald Trump. ... continue reading »
California growers have new pest control options
The California registration of a pair of products from pest management and plant health company ProFarm offers new tools to growers. Insecticides/n... continue reading »
Specialty crops focus of several farm bill draft provisions
Specialty crops are addressed in several provisions in a farm bill draft released Feb. 13 by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, including increased... continue reading »
SCFBA renews calls for additional aid after USDA announcement
After Feb. 13's announcement of $1 billion in one-time federal bridge payments to specialty crop growers, an advocacy group renewed calls for at least... continue reading »
Farm bill discussion expected later this month
U.S. House debate on a new farm bill has been set for Feb. 23-25, with a floor vote hoped for before the Easter recess. House Agriculture Committee... continue reading »
More than $212M earmarked to expand US food and ag exports
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will award more than $212 million through the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (... continue reading »
Agricultural coalition launches in support of USMCA
Forty farm and agricultural groups, including the International Fresh Produce Association and the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, have join... continue reading »
