Category: Top Industry Issues

WASHINGTON — The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) today issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry failed to advance the farm bill.   ...

WASHINGTON — The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) issued the following statement after Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Chairman John Boozman scheduled a meeting of the full...

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Trump Administration sent a letter to Capitol Hill requesting more funding for specialty crop economic relief as part of a larger “supplemental” spending package. “The...

WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council issued the following statement welcoming today’s release of the discussion draft of the Agricultural Act of 2026 (Farm Bill 2.0) by U.S. Senate...

The USDA today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program, which includes $1.625 billion in funding for eligible specialty crop...

WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council (NPC), alongside 13 U.S. state potato organizations, today formally requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture to immediately reinstate a previous ban on fresh...

The National Potato Council filed formal comments with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on May 13, urging aggressive action against China’s surging excess production capacity in...

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded $179,000 in Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops funding to the National Potato Council to support its ongoing market access efforts in Japan over...

WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council today welcomed a bipartisan, bicameral letter sent to President Trump by 68 members of Congress, urging the Administration to prioritize opening Japan’s market...