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During the trade mission, U.S. participants will meet with buyers from the Netherlands, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and neighboring Belgium and Germany.
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The December Crop Forecast for pecans has been published by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Funding has been awarded to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations, including those for almond, walnut, pistachio and pecan.
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USDA is seeking the unique perspectives from both existing and prospective customers, especially prospective customers who don’t know about the farm programs, have yet to work with them, and those who were unable to participate in the past.
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USDA's Farm Service Agency offers farm ownership and operating loans with favorable interest rates and terms to help eligible agricultural producers obtain needed financing.
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In the past several years, farmers and ranchers reported facing financial difficulties, including pandemic-related impacts, supply-chain backlogs, high costs and extreme weather events, such as drought and wildfires.
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Section 22007 helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners impacted by discrimination in USDA farm lending programs.
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For almond growers, one of the important aspects of the new grant is that there will be no income restrictions on who can receive incentives.
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Farmers and other witnesses spoke up about challenges, such as budgets, EQIP backlogs, rigid contract structures, cumbersome applications and burdensome follow-up reporting.
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The almond industry doesn’t always have surplus inventory, but big crop years combined with pandemic-related shipping issues created conditions for almonds to participate in the federal program this year.
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