specialty crops

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is now accepting applications for the specialty crop multi-state grant program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a newsletter entitled “Farm Bill 101: Research and Innovation.” This one-pager is designed to be easily digestible and explain the research funding that goes into American agriculture and improving the way farming and ranching is done.

The Specialty Crop Security Act is bipartisan legislation seeking to expand and enhance the current Specialty Crop Block Grant Program which provides dedicated federal assistance grants to specialty crop growers

2023 marks five years since the last Farm Bill was voted on and put into play so it is time to draw up a new bill.

The Representative for Oregon’s newest Congressional district has been tapped to serve on the House Ag Committee.  Congresswoman Andrea Salinas says her appointment is good news for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, and the many specialty crop growers that call the area home.  She noted she’s loo...

Thanks to recently approved legislation, the Washington wine industry will soon have its own specialty license plates with proceeds earmarked to support state tourism. Josh McDonald with the Washington Wine Institute said they and the Washington State Wine Commission worked with Representative Kelly Chamber a Puyallup Republican. "The licen ...

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the application period for the HR 133 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is now open. The ISDA will be awarding over $2 million in competitive grants, via funds from the USDA ...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is now accepting project ideas for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding for 2022. Approximately $1.5 million is expected to be available to agriculture industry associations, producer groups, processors, commodity commissions, non-profits, for-profits, and local government agencies in Oregon ...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has announced the projects awarded Specialty Crop Block Grant funding this year. The 15 projects across the state will share roughly $2 million all together. Awardees this year include: Chemeketa Community College Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation Oregon Department of Agriculture (two awards for the Insect Pest Prevention and Management Program)