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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Resources are Now Available

Paul Goeringer

May 25, 2020
1 min

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Resources are Now Available

See here for the site’s reposting policy. USDA has recently announced a new program to provide assistance to growers and livestock producers who aced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19. The new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will begin to signup on May 26 and close on August 28th. See https://www.farmers.gov/cfap from USDA. CFAP will provide support to eligible livestock, wool, dairy, non-specialty crop, and specialty crop producers.

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Good News for Specialty Crop Growers: USDA’s Harmonized GAP Plus+ Now Fulfills Technical Requirement

Nicole Cook

Nov 14, 2018
3 min

Good News for Specialty Crop Growers: USDA’s Harmonized GAP Plus+ Now Fulfills Technical Requirement

By Nicole Cook This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. This summer brought some good news for specialty crop growers in terms of streamlining produce safety regulatory requirements for farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that USDA’s Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus+ Audit Program for specialty crops is now accepted as technically equivalent by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GF

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Sarah Everhart

Apr 22, 2016
2 min

Weekly News Update: April 22nd Edition

By Sarah Everhart Delaware Peach Crop In Peril After Killer Frost. If you happen to find a Delaware-picked peach late this summer, treasure every bite. An early April frost at just the wrong time ravaged peach tree groves around the state, and farmers are just now seeing how many of their blossoms will go to waste. “Orchards with peaches are reporting 40 percent to 50 percent damage,” said Ed Kee, secretary of the Department of Agriculture. “There will certainly be fewer D

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Whole Farm Revenue Insurance Changed for 2016 Crop Year

Paul Goeringer

Sep 21, 2015
5 min

Whole Farm Revenue Insurance Changed for 2016 Crop Year

By Paul Goeringer and Howard Leathers The 2014 Farm Bill authorized USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to develop a new type of revenue insurance product: Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP). WFRP provides a risk management tool for all commodities on farms with up to $8.5 million in insured revenue. WFRP is not intended for one specific crop such as corn, wheat, or soybeans like traditional revenue and yield insurance products, but is intended to cover all crops and live

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