USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop Farmers - Montevideo American News

USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop Farmers - Montevideo American News

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers in response to elevated input costs and market disruptions resulting from foreign competitors engaging in unfair trade practices that impeded specialty crop exports.…

USDA Announces Enrollment Period and Payment Rates for Specialty Crop Farmers - Granite Falls News

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers in response to elevated input costs and market disruptions resulting from foreign competitors engaging in unfair trade practices that impeded specialty crop exports.…

USDA’s specialty crop assistance helps some, not all

An economist says USDA’s recently announced assistance program for specialty crop producers helps some producers but fails to help others. Economist Danny Munch with the American Farm Bureau Federation says USDA’s 1.625 billion dollars for specialty crop assistance is higher than the expected one billion, but he says the one payment per acre model might […] The post USDA’s specialty crop assistance helps some, not all appeared first on Brownfiel…

US$225 per acre available for U.S. almond growers under USDA program

The Almond Alliance is encouraging eligible almond growers to apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program, which has opened for online enrollment. Under the program, almonds are classified under Tier 2 and are eligible for payments of US$225 per…

USDA finalizes US$1.625 billion specialty crop assistance program

USDA has finalized the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program, making US$1.625 billion in one-time payments available to producers of eligible fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts based on 2025 planted and reported acreage. Applications open June 1, 2026, and close Aug. 7, 2026. The ASCF…

Opportunity for Specialty Crop Growers to apply for Payment Rates through the USDA

DepositPhotos image U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced payment rates and enrollment periods for the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be assisting $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers. This comes as an effect of elevated input costs and market disruptions. Specialty crop producers who have a login.gov account can submit their pre-filled a…