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HARRISBURG — PA Farm Link has completed a new informational leasing resource, now available free to the public. Funded by the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Program, PA Farm Link’s comprehensive long-term leasing booklet contains case studies of farmers actively farming with a lease agreement, lease agreement examples, and useful resources. The case studies included in […]

MOFGA is to receive $87,309 for its Maine Produce Safety Improvement and FSMA PSR Certification Project.

Press release Helena, Mont. — The Montana Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Agriculture have partnered to announce the recipients of

Helena – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have partnered to announce the recipients of the

Grants Underscore Company’s Focus on Food Safety Research Builds Upon Research Partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the USDA, and the EPA and the Company’s Collaborative Research Study with Auburn Universitys Depart...

2023 SPECIALTY CROP GRANT APPLICATION PERIOD NOW OPEN<p>Boise, Idaho - The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced today the application period for 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grants is now open. The deadline for submitting all application materials is Sunday, March 5, 2023. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated over $2 million to ISDA to award to specialty crop projects across the state.<p>“The Specialty Crop Block Grants have proven to be impactfu...

Restaurants Rebounding and Specialty Crop Block Program Monday Apr 26th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. **As grapevines along California’s North Coast begin pushing out new growth, farmers face the prospects of preparing for drought while trying to recover from wildfires. Farmers say they may have to reduce crops on some vines due to lack of rainfall, which one Napa County grower says would be a “bitter pill” after losing...

Restaurants Rebounding and Specialty Crop Block Program Monday Apr 26th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. **As grapevines along California’s North Coast begin pushing out new growth, farmers face the prospects of preparing for drought while trying to recover from wildfires. Farmers say they may have to reduce crops on some vines due to lack of rainfall, which one Napa County grower says would be a “bitter pill” after losing...