The Agriculture Department on Friday told growers of specialty crops they have until March 13 to report 2025 acres to get ...

Smith: Up to $1 billion was set aside in December for specialty crop growers to receive financial help through the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs ...

During the next few weeks, farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2025 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2025 crop year. The 2025 ...

Sometimes it feels like growers wear more hats than equipment salespeople give out. And while you can get by with knowing a little about a lot, you also can’t be an expert in everything. Sometimes you ...

More than 100 House members from both parties are urging the House and Senate Ag committees to ensure that specialty crop producers swiftly receive their promised economic assistance and that any ...

The deadline to purchase crop insurance for corn and soybeans for the 2025 crop year is March 17. It appears that the 2025 spring price for corn will be similar to 2024; however the soybean price will ...

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, American Farm Bureau Federation and 54 other U.S. agriculture groups have called on Congress to immediately provide increased financial assistance. High input ...

For most of the country, farmers face a difficult farm economy – as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high. Strong yields provide little relief and imbalance in the market ...

A recent USDA statistic making the rounds suggests that only 13% of U.S. farms purchase crop insurance. This figure is being cited by critics of crop insurance, particularly those interested in ...

Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered irrigation system on his ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) today applauded a letter signed by 32 senators calling for a 2012 Farm Bill that will build on previous specialty crop ...