Finding Labor to Inspect Peanuts

Efforts are underway to secure enough folks to inspect peanuts during this year’s harvest. Tyron Spearman has the story.

Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Extends Deadline and Increases Payments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to producers for losses due to natural disasters in calendar years 2023 and 2024. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already provided $6.7 billion in SDRP payments to eligible producers. USDA is extending the program deadline to give producers […]
Grower’s Business Benefits From Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo Attendance
Since he began growing citrus six years ago, Daryl Zelek has attended the Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo every year. He’ll be back again this year, and this time he’s bringing his wife so she can attend the vegetable seminars. The couple has already booked their stay at the Luminary Hotel and are looking forward […]

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