Items Tagged with 'Specialty Crop Block Grant Program'

Producers of fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops will be asking lawmakers for more funding in the next farm bill, including new research to meet the sector’s pressing need for automation and new crop-protection products.

A farm bill program that supports the production and marketing of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other crops swelled to $97 million last year, thanks to an influx of stimulus funding. But lawmakers are being asked to expand eligibility for the program when the farm bill is up for reauthorization, and that worries some in the sector.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is making money available through programs aimed at boosting the specialty crop industry.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.