New Round of USDA Funding To Drive California Walnut Sales

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has been awarded a $850,000 grant from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s America First Trade Promotion Program.

Producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for aid via USDA’s Supplemental Disaster Relief Program.

Government agency announces a second round of payments through its Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program.

USDA is granting more than $70 million to back hundreds of projects meant to fortify, prevent, detect, and mitigate invasive pests and diseases.

Programs to help overcome market barriers and expand crop storage for producers following natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes.

$5 million in funding from USDA to help fuel latest efforts to thwart devastating citrus disease and its vector.

Nonprofit organization has been selected for funding from USDA-NIFA to feed AgVets program.

Program will provide coverage for loss of grafted vines caused by natural perils such as freeze or fire.

Funded projects include investing food safety, specialty crop research, developing new and improved seed varieties, and more.

Florida lawmakers introduce the Block Grant Assistance Act, a key piece of legislation that would ensure USDA can provide needed relief.

USDA investment stretches across 45 organizations and institutions that teach and train the next generation of producers.

USDA grant will provide money for growers to expand the habitat and forage for honey bees.

$5.8 million federal grant to help researchers on a mission to mitigate the problematic crop disease for growers.

Nearly $73 million provided by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to help boost competitiveness of the growing produce industry.

USDA accepting applications for programs that help growers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses.

Learn more about how USDA is investing more than $15 million in agricultural economics and rural communities.

Money will seed innovative projects designed to support the expanding sector and explore new market opportunities for food and ag products.

Government agency to buy $30 million in domestically grown fruit as part of its 2022 Food Purchase and Distribution Program.

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is investing nearly $11 million in several projects that aim to hit HLB from different angles.