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Specialty Crops Express Disappointment Over Stalled Farm Bill
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. …
Specialty Crops Encouraged by Farm Bill Momentum
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…
President Requests More Specialty Crop Aid from Congress
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…
Member Updates
NPC 2026 Annual Potato Yearbook Now Available
The 2026 edition of the Annual Potato Yearbook is now available, highlighting progress on NPC’s national legislative, regulatory, and marketing priorities. The Yearbook also features updated U.S. and world…
NPC President Sklarczyk Hosts 2026 Summer Meeting
July 21-24, 2026 NPC President and Michigan potato grower Ben Sklarczyk brought the industry together for NPC’s Summer Meeting, hosted in Detroit. The event included committee and board meetings,…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop Growers; Applications Open June 1
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…
Eye on Potatoes: A Podcast on All Things Potatoes
Latest Podcast: Defending Potatoes in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process
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