The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) initiative updates include an additional ...

Value-added products and non-specialty crops such as grains and forage are excluded. “The payment rates for individual farmers will be set after the application period,” said Prill.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds specialty crop producers to apply for assistance for food safety certification ...

The portion of sales derived from adding value to a specialty crop (such as sorting, processing or packaging) is not included when determining eligible sales. FSA will issue MASC payments after ...

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance responded to USDA’s updates to the MASC initiative, which include an additional $650 million investment.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds specialty crop producers to apply for assistance for marketing and food safety certification expenses. Specifically, USDA's Farm Service Agency is providing ...

the farm bill must better support producers growing specialty crops like fruits and vegetables. Even though the soybean industry receives substantially more government support, its industry value ...

A small business has an average annual monetary value of specialty crops sold by the applicant during the three-year period preceding the program year of no more than $500,000. A medium size business ...

A $2 billion program aimed at helping specialty crop producers is now accepting applications. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Marketing Assistance for ...