Government funding
USDA providing $2 billion to specialty crop growers after 2024 hurricanes
Support is available to producers nationwide and will significantly help producers of citrus and other specialty crops in the Southeast after Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, the USDA said.
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Farmers markets moving forward
Coalitions with community organizations are improving access to fresh produce through farmers markets.
U.S. federal government reopens after longest-ever shutdown
A spending bill reopened the government until Feb. 15, following a 35-day partial shutdown that began Dec. 22, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs 2018 Farm Bill into law
The bill includes funding for programs and incentives that promote specialty crop production and research.
U.S., Canada reach NAFTA replacement deal
The agreement - titled the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - replaces the free trade agreement signed in 1993.
Trump administration to offer $12 billion in aid to farmers
The announcement follows retaliatory tariffs China has placed on agriculture.
House Farm Bill goes for round two
Speaker Paul Ryan set a deadline of June 22 for the House to reconsider the bill.
Farm Bill fails in House of Representatives
A dispute about immigration split conservative support and derailed the bill.
USDA to provide disaster relief through Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program
Producers in nine states are eligible to receive part of the $2.36 billion appropriated for relief funds.
