Category: Appropriations & Research

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced on August 23 that it has awarded more than $2.6 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funding for...

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2023) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried...

On July 13, the National Potato Council welcomed introduction of a bipartisan congressional resolution recognizing the importance of commodity checkoff programs, such as the National Potato Promotion Board (also...

(Feb. 1, 2023) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree...

On Tuesday morning, the details of a $1.7 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill to fund the federal government for FY23 was released and included provisions vital to the future of...

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and...

As a co-chair of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), NPC CEO Kam Quarles today signed on to a joint letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of...

On Dec. 8, NPC joined groups representing specialty crop growers, grocers, and anti-hunger advocates in calling on Congress to support $51 million in emergency funding for the Gus Schumacher...