FL FB President Talks About Decision

Randall Weiseman June 22, 2006 Florida, General

Florida Farm Bureau President Carl Loop discusses why he’s decided not to run for re-election in the fall. Report (:55 wma)

USDA Increases MASC Program Payment Limit and Extends Deadline
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is providing an additional $650 million in funding for the new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program and is extending the application deadline to Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. With a total of $2.65 billion available, MASC helps specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher […]
Medfly Quarantine Expanded Again
Twice in December, agriculture officials expanded the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantine area in California’s Alameda and Santa Clara counties, designated the Fremont quarantine. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) made the expansions Dec. 5 and Dec. 12. The quarantine […]

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